Why God needs chance | Paul Ewart
The reality of chance isn't a robust argument for atheism. It might even be necessary for God's existenceWinning the lottery may be the dream of many but it's not really a "win" in the usual sense. It is simply a coincidence that a sequence of numbers chosen by the punter happens to coincide with another sequence chosen at random. Einstein once said that "Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." Whatever he meant by that it's certain that most people would be pretty upset if they thought anyone, even God, was interfering with the draw. Genuine chance ensures fair play.What is perhaps more interesting is that chance seems to rule God out of the game. That is the thrust of some atheist attacks on belief in God. Since evolution is the product of "chance and necessity" they conclude that there is no purpose to life and no purposive creator. The...
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