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rsb@mcc.com (Richard S. Brice) writes:

>> 
>> >There is a greater change of dying from a train wreck or a car accident than
>> >getting plowed by the comet. 
>> 
>At the macro level, i.e. the interaction of planets, stars and comets, the
>universe seems to behave in almost clocklike manner; chance and probability
>have only a small role.     ^^^^^

>Would anyone care to comment on how probability plays a role in the
>future interactions of earth and comet P/S-T and how much of the
>script is already written into the clock?

Sure.  The script is nearly totally written.  The Heisenberg uncertainty
associated with the objects in question (Earth, comet, Sun, other
planets, etc.) is practically 0 over the time frame in question.  On the
other hand, the _uncertainty_ in the measurements leave much room for
surprises.  I cannot comment on the measurement errors.
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Bruce W. Morlan, Major, USAF             Air Force Institute of Technology
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