From: mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington)
Subject: Re: Divine providence vs. Murphy's Law
Organization: AI Programs, University of Georgia, Athens
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In article <Apr.19.05.13.28.1993.29224@athos.rutgers.edu> rolfe@junior.dsu.edu (Tim Rolfe) writes:
>Romans 8:28 (RSV)   We know that in everything God works for good with those 
>who love him, who are called according to his purpose. 
>
>Murphy's Law:  If anything can go wrong, it will.
>
>We are all quite familiar with the amplifications and commentary on
>Murphy's Law.  But how do we harmonize that with Romans 8:28?  For that
>matter, how appropriate is humor contradicted by Scripture?
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I've always taken Murphy's Law to be an exhortation to prudence, and
an observation about the behavior of complex systems, rather than a
denial of divine benevolence.
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