Re: [asa] Explanatory filter

Sorry, I omitted the word "not" in this previous post and changed the
meaning of my sentence.
Apologies,
Randy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Isaac" <randyisaac@comcast.net>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: [asa] Explanatory filter

> 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 [NOT]
> 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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