GRGR (2) "great bright hand"

[Paul Mackin]

s~Z wrote:

> MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > For the Calvinist, the Elect and Damned are not statistically
> > determined; that's true.
>
> 'Statistically determined'....isn't this putting the cart before the
> horse? Although God chooses as He pleases, a statistical analysis of
> those choices would be made after the fact. Elect statisticians will
> have to do this work in Heaven. Checking to see if there are any
> significant statistical trends to the election process. Comparing the
> number of elect across gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual
> orientation, quality/quantity of P-List posts, etc.

So is probablility a before the fact or an after the fact thing? Better
not to ask.

Well, it's both. Somewhat disturbing to me anyway.

                                                                    P.