There are no accidents.

Well, what about an accident?

A series of shocking events, she becomes...

There's a lot of serendipitous convergence here.

Through a series of events...

The human mind can arise from neurobiology and a lot of accidents, the way the chemical bond arises from physics and certain accidents.

And sometimes people ask me, Well, what about an accident?

It was a pure coincidence, among so many other similar coincidences.

But being too prepared doesn't leave room for the accidents to happen.

We were incredibly intelligent about some of the hazards that we faced.

Life can emerge from physics and chemistry, plus a lot of accidents.

An intricate web of small occurrence where the only common factor seems to be my fear of violence.

The use of randomness and the repetitive nature of the process are analogous to the activities conducted at a casino.

It's the fundamental law and this incredibly long series of accidents, or chance outcomes, that are there in addition.

The discovery that had led to penicillin, for example, is one of the most fortunate accidents of all time.

And this is only one of the examples of the many accidents that happened during our experimentation.

It doesn't diminish the importance of these subjects to know that they follow from more fundamental things, plus accidents.

And in fact, a huge amount of the information in the universe around us comes from those accidents, and not just from the fundamental laws.

Which is a lot better than if you feel like your life is a series of random circumstances because then, there's no point in taking action.

When you go (to fight) in the Cause of Allah, verify (the truth), and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islam) You are not a believer seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life.

When you journey in the way of God, investigate, and do not say to him who offers you peace, You are not a believer, aspiring for the goods of this world.

When you go forth in the way of Allah, discern (between friend and foe), and do not say to him who offers you the greeting of peace 'You are not a believer.'

When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be careful to discriminate, and say not unto one who offereth you peace Thou art not a believer, seeking the chance profits of this life (so that ye may despoil him).

So it's not a theory of everything. And in fact, a huge amount of the information in the universe around us comes from those accidents, and not just from the fundamental laws.

O believers, when you go out on a journey in the way of God, be discreet and do not say to anyone who greets you in peace You are not a believer. You desire the gain of earthly life, but there are prizes in plenty with God.

O believers, when you are journeying in the path of God, be discriminating, and do not say to him who offers you a greeting, 'Thou art not a believer,' seeking the chance goods of the present life.

O Ye who believe! when ye march forth in the way of Allah, make things clear and say not unto one who giveth you a salutation thou art none of a believer, seeking the perishable goods of the life of the world for with Allah are spoils abundant.

When you go forth to fight in holy war, make a proper study, and do not say to the one who greets you, You are not a Muslim, you seek the means of this worldly life so with Allah are the bounties in plenty you too were like this before, then Allah bestowed His favour on you, therefore you must make a proper study indeed Allah knows whatever you do.

Well, working with the safe organisms that we normally work with, the chance of an accident happening with somebody accidentally creating, like, some sort of superbug, that's literally about as probable as a snowstorm in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

The answer seems to consist in those countless individual choices at key moments, the accidents of human messiness, such as Schabowski s botch, so small and so understandable, yet so earthshaking.

Among them, too, were the choices of courageous protestors to go into the streets, to speak out or, as this particular protestor put it to me, not to have to explain to the next generation, We sat and waited.

Once everybody is sure that, no matter how much others panic, financial institutions won t have to dump illiquid assets at a loss, the panic will subside. And the penalty rate means that financial institutions can t profit from the investment behavior that left them illiquid and creates an incentive to take due care to guard against such contingencies in the future.

And the penalty rate means that financial institutions can t profit from the investment behavior that left them illiquid and creates an incentive to take due care to guard against such contingencies in the future.

You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter.

You merely seek the gains of the world whereas Allah desires (for you the good) of the Hereafter.

I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the beginning, you know, beginning, middle and end. It really scares me, because my life is too random and too confused, and I enjoy it that way.

And free those slaves you possess who wish to buy their freedom after a written undertaking, if you know they have some goodness, and give them out of the riches God has given you. Do not force your maids to prostitution if they wish to lead married lives, in order to get the benefits of this world.

And from among those whom your right hands own those who seek a writing write it for them if ye know in them any good, and vouchsafe unto them of the wealth of Allah which He hath vouchsafed unto you.

And give them something yourselves out of the wealth of Allah which He has bestowed upon you. And force not your maids to prostitution, if they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in the (perishable) goods of this worldly life.

As for those who seek an emancipation deal from among your slaves, make such a deal with them if you know any good in them, and give them out of the wealth of Allah which He has given you.

Little did we know at that time that a trip to the dump and some research on the Internet and plucking up the courage to act upon inspiration would take us on a life changing journey of accidents and discoveries.