Thus it was written in the epistle of Shahan, Ray,
> When we speak of the plausibility of things coming together at random, it's
> important to factor in the immense amount of time that elapsed while these
> seemingly random events came together...given enough time, any and all
> possible combinations/permutations will/can be resolved?

I'm told there are two problems with that.  First, the number of seconds that
the universe is estimated to have existed is miniscule compared to the possible
arrangements of the elements necessary to make, say, hemoglobin, and second,
the whole idea of having a system spontaneous *decrease* in entropy is counter
our understanding of thermodynamics.

Ted "not an expert on either topic" Ashton
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