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Date:      Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:32:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal)
Message-ID:  <199711121434.JAA03780@gatekeeper.itribe.net>
In-Reply-To: <199711120628.XAA02195@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;
> 
> Huh?  Far from it.  The very 'order' in all of nature can be construed
> as a wonderful design by someone/something greater than our ability to
> understand.  But, that takes Faith.
> 
> In my opinion, it takes a whole lot less Faith to believe there is some
> design to what we call life than it all happened by pure accident or
> chance.
> 
> 
> Nate
> 

And why is that exactly?  In an infinite universe, anything that can
happen, probably will happen at one or multiple points.  And as you
pointed out in a previous post, the universe is infinite.

Jamie Bowden
Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net

If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up.  But boggle can go.

	-Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)




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