Re: Mastropaolo's probabilities are science.
J. J. McKinzie (jjmck@flash.net)
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:36:53 -0600> However, according to evolution theory,
>natural selection would then make this a nonrandom event. For example,
>lets take the lottery. On tv, I often see a large tumbler randomly
>spilling out balls with numbers. The balls come out randomly. However, if
>someone stood there and only accepted the balls with numbers she wanted to
>see, the resulting numbers do not reflect the randomness of the process.
>Selection, by definition is not random. It is simply wrong to say that
>evolution theory reflects a random model.
>
>[snip]
>> I consider myself a scientist,
>
>That is scary.
>
>Steve
One question about this analogy. Who chooses the correct balls? Doesn't
this process require a some intelligent agent to make the proper
selection?
J.J. McKinzie