"However statistically improbable the entity you seek to explain by
invoking a designer, the designer himself has got to be at least as
improbable. . . . "
- Richard Dawkins [The God Delusion]
I completely agree with Mr. Dawkin's on his quote above. Explaining Man (a statistical improbability) requires a God that is (at least) just as statistically improbable as man. Let's assign man's improbability a random number - 67. So the statistical improbability of man is: 67. According to Dawkin's argument, a God that creates a "67" has to be at least a "67", himself. Now for the sake of argument, let's say that God is just as improbable as man - a 67. (I personally believe God would be more like a 4,505,436,768,982, but just work with me - God has to be at least a 67.) So a 67 creates a 67. Improbable? Yes. Unheard of? By no means.
Where did you come from?
You came from a 67. Actually, you came from two 67s. Mother. Father.
Two statistical improbabilities came together to create another statistical improbability.
Is that really so improbable? Maybe. Is that the truth? Certainly. Whether you believe in God or not, you must believe in the ability of an improbability to create another (just as unlikely) improbability. It happens every day.
Cheers,
Cody
Comments (1)
Excellent illustration and well spoken. Type on, brother!