MB> I cannot accept an ordered universe without God. 
 How about one that is not *perfectly* ordered?  The time was when 
the heavens were regarded as perfect and unchangeable, and this 
was viewed as proof of the existence of God.  The revelations of 
the telescopes which showed supernovae proved imperfection much 
to the consternation of the Vatican. 
 
The chaotic conditions in the microcosm of quantum physics are so 
severe that cause and effect, at the heart of sin and damnation, 
are no longer reliable. 
 
The MRI shows the dramatic effect on the rational mind of drugs, 
environmental pollutions, and hormone imbalance that *sometimes* 
will, or sometimes will not, have on the thinking process.  Most 
psychological studies of behavior show a chaotic distribution on 
a given trend line so that while you can predict that some number 
of individuals will be irrational, you cannot tell who, or when. 
 
It is the abundance of chaotic variability that has made progress 
so slow for my planet, my race, and me. 
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 * OFFLINE 1.58 * Does Murphy's break the law of probability? 
--- Maximus 3.01
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