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Date:      Tue, 11 Nov 1997 22:22:46 -0800 (PST)
From:      Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971111221857.1272B-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199711120532.WAA01955@rocky.mt.sri.com>

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On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Nate Williams wrote:

> > > > The entire history of science is the conversion of "chaotic" systems
> > > > into predictable systems.

You can equally well say that the history of science is the process of
realizing how little is controlled by purpose, by intent, by "someone"
pulling the strings....and how much is accidental, arbitrary; how little
"mother" there is in Nature....how few gods there are to pacify....

Annelise




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