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'''Chance''' is an apparently [[random]] occurrence of an event.  An entire branch of [[mathematics]] known as [[probability and statistics]] is devoted to studying and analyzing chance.
 
'''Chance''' is an apparently [[random]] occurrence of an event.  An entire branch of [[mathematics]] known as [[probability and statistics]] is devoted to studying and analyzing chance.
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In many Christian faiths true chance does not exist, as God has a preordained purpose for everything.  Chance therefore reflects man's limitations on understanding rather than an underlying causality or lack of purpose.
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In many [[Christian]] faiths true chance does not exist, as [[God]] has a preordained purpose for everything.  Chance therefore reflects man's limitations on understanding rather than an underlying causality or lack of purpose.
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[[Albert Einstein]] famously criticized the central role of chance in the theory of [[quantum mechanics]] by declaring, "God does not play dice." Einstein was a [[determinist]] who did not believe in free will.
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[[Albert Einstein]] famously criticized the central role of chance in the theory of [[quantum mechanics]] by declaring, "God does not play dice." Einstein was a [[determinist]] who did not believe in [[free will]].
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== See also ==
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*[[Devil]]
 
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