Murray wrote:
> Consequently, it seems to me that the issue in this particular instance
> is not whether intelligent agency is present (it clearly is) but
> another, altogether less complex question - viz; what is the probability
> of a baseball bat coming to rest on its end vs. the probability of human
> editing.
>
Yes. I didn't mean to imply anything deeper. It's just a question of when we
encounter a low probability event like a bat landing on its end, how do we
distinguish between it being a rare event ("...not in a hundred years...")
or having some external influence. In this case, it would be some kind of
ESP causing the bat to end up in that manner but rather editing of the
digital tape. Is it a case of chance vs purpose? or chance and purpose? or
purpose only (of deceit to mislead others to believe it did happen).
Randy
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