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paulh
SubjectRe: Queen mother (of Britain) has died
Frompaulh
Date2002-04-09 21:02 (2002-04-09 21:02)
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On 09 Apr 2002 18:37:08 GMT, mcresq@aol.com (Russ) wrote:

Russ
I heard a funny analogy. Imagine taking apart a laptop computer - component by component, screw by screw, chip by chip. Put all the pieces in a cardboard box and shake it up. Then dump everything on the floor.

What are the chances of the pieces landing on the floor altogether as a working laptop computer, even given trillions and trillions of opportunities to shake the box and throw the contents on the floor?

Lets apply that analogy to an Oak tree. Pull apart the tree into its cellular components and throw all the bits onto the ground. What are the odds of all the bits falling into place to remake the tree? Even if you throw it down a trillion gazillion times? Zero.

Yet all you need to make the tree is an acorn, soil, water and sunshine. And it happens everyday. Everywhere. For Millions of trees. For millions of years.

Human bodies weren't made by chance. They grew from one celled 'acorns' over billions of years. Life grew that. No other entity required.

paulh

Joy (9h & 3m) > paulh