From: mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) Subject: Re: Divine providence vs. Murphy's Law Organization: AI Programs, University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 19 In article 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? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. -- :- Michael A. Covington, Associate Research Scientist : ***** :- Artificial Intelligence Programs mcovingt@ai.uga.edu : ********* :- The University of Georgia phone 706 542-0358 : * * * :- Athens, Georgia 30602-7415 U.S.A. amateur radio N4TMI : ** *** ** <><