In "Fooled By Randomness" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that most of us vastly underestimate the amount of randomness around us. His focus is on financial markets but he notes how it happens in other fields of inquiry as well.
If we're all, theists and atheists alike, underestimating the amount of randomness then it's no surprise that we are uncomfortable with it.
From an evolutionary biology perspective, humans evolved to see patterns and act on them. This often occurs even when there really isn't a pattern to see.
Another great post!
In "Fooled By Randomness" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that most of us vastly underestimate the amount of randomness around us. His focus is on financial markets but he notes how it happens in other fields of inquiry as well.
If we're all, theists and atheists alike, underestimating the amount of randomness then it's no surprise that we are uncomfortable with it.
From an evolutionary biology perspective, humans evolved to see patterns and act on them. This often occurs even when there really isn't a pattern to see.