[Thoro]

It isn't random, as most people use "random." Some creationists make a point of tripping themselves by saying that anything not under active guidance is random. That would make the falling of a cannonball "random," a usage most people would not accept. It is after all falling and cannot go any way but down.

Agreed. Perhaps "random" wasn't the proper word. "Seemingly random" might have been a better fit. My point was about the immenseness of the equation of precise interactions required.

[VadeRetro]

My point was about the immenseness of the equation of precise interactions required.

The interactions and the history were chaotic, yes, and things might with just a few changes have come out very differently. Shuffling a card deck and dealing it will give you a guaranteed improbable result, too. What ever you get, you only had one chance in 52 factorial of getting it. But you will guaranteed get something with those odds of occurring, every time.