Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: A few questions on possibilities and odds. Message-ID: <4257@alice.UUCP> Date: Sun, 1-Sep-85 11:50:03 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.4257 Posted: Sun Sep 1 11:50:03 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 2-Sep-85 04:31:08 EDT References: <199@rosevax.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 14 The other day I sat down to play bridge. On the first deal I picked up spades A K 6 4 hearts Q 10 8 3 2 diamonds 3 clubs J 8 4 Did you know that the odds are 635,013,559,599 to one against being dealt that particular hand? Clearly Divine intervention! Or could there be a flaw in the argument? (those of you who do not see the relevance of this bridge hand to creationism should think carefully before flaming)