A response to Y#3

Brian Malcolm errancy@infidels.org
Mon, 31 May 1999 21:07:49 -0700 (00928228069, 000001beabe4$504895e0$0700640b@sttls1.wa.home.com)


Jason:
The Crutches of Atheism
By Guy Cramer
 Putting the Genesis (beginning) of Life into perspective.
Let's look at the Simple E. Coli bacterium:

POOBAH
Three questions:

1) Is Evolution synonymous with Atheism?
2) Does Evolution claim that e. coli spontaneously arose from component
materials?
3) If you answer yes to either of the above, please present evidence. If you
answer no to either of the above, why did you post such strawman tripe to
this list?

Finally, here's a probability question for you to ponder: You have a
briefcase with a three-wheel lock. Each wheel has the digits 0-9. You've
forgotten the combination. How many tries on average will it take you to
find the right combination?

If, instead of having to guess all three numbers at the same time, you have
the kind of lock where you can determine the right value each of the three
wheels one at a time. How many tries on average will it now take you to find
the right combination?

Now imagine you have a lock with 10000 wheels. Repeat the problem with both
scenarios above.

Final question
How does this question relate to the article you posted?

B.

P.S. Remember when I said your preachers were lying to you Jason? That
article is nothing but one giant lie. But don't take my word for it. Study
what scientists say about evolution instead of your fundamentalist friends,
and decide for yourself.