The probability of finding a functional protein by chance alone is a trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion times smaller than the odds of finding a single specified particle among all the particles in the universe. (p 212)

Stephen C Meyer, in the utterly fascinating and very readable Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design.

By the way, that’s not hyperbole. It’s a real number he’s referring to.

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