Amid the action and reaction of so dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events may be expected to take place, and many a little problem will be presented which may be striking and bizarre
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
It is the law of the large numbers.
It is ironic that the very existence of random possibilities in the complex world in which we live may provide one of the basis for the prayer life of many religious people. It is ironic considering the war that many christians have against the existence of such random events.
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