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The \paper{} below started as a mathematical attempt to understand what it would mean to live in a world that is not designed, but, in the end, the mathematical part turned out to be rather small, containing only a few simple properties about set cardinalities and probabilities. I think that the non-mathematical ideas are fairly obvious consequences of the mathematical ones, so many people have already thought about them – I have also found quotes from various people that seem to hint at the idea below. However, I did not manage yet to find anyone drawing the same conclusions in the same way. The closest I could get is the idea that the order of the Universe implies or suggests that there is a God. The fine-tuning of the Universe is also close\footnote{\href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuned_Universe}{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuned\_Universe}}. However, I think that what I'm presenting in this \paper{} is different from what I have read about both of these, maybe being complementary to the fine-tuning argument.  Since it started as a mathematical \paper{} I may use \ghilimele{we} instead of \ghilimele{I} more often than I should, but you should consider it an invitation to work together in discovering some ideas. And if some of those ideas are wrong or unclear\footnote{Given my lack of experience with philosophy this is more probable than I would like.}, I welcome counterarguments and feedback\footnote{Authorea allows everyone to comment on the \paper{}. I may switch to a different commenting system if it turns out that something better is needed.}. needed. You can also try e-mailing design dash and dash chance at poarta dot org.}.  % TODO: Maybe add a summary. 

[TODO: Use can't, won't, isn't, let's and can not, will not, is not, let us consistently.]  % TODO: Think a bit more about the fact that even statistically we can't model more than $0$.  % TODO: How can we observe the universe without having uniforme laws?  [TODO: % TODO:  define "mathematical prediction" or something like that and use it here, since I have two meanings of prediction - I think this is done/not needed, I added a footnote in the only place where I use the normal meaning of prediction. I have to check. Maybe I should be more explicit about this.] this.  [TODO: use this as a motto: "Why nature is mathematical is a mystery...The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle." (4) Richard Feynman, The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (New York: BasicBooks, 1998), 43. - citat pe http://www.everystudent.com/wires/organized.html]  % TODO: De citit What's So Great About Christianity, Dinesh D'Souza  [TODO: Put an e-mail address in the footnote in the introduction.]