The great superstition in modern times is focused on the role given to chance in human affairs. Chance is the new reigning deity of the modern mind. Chance inhabits the castle of the gods. Chance is given credit for the creation of the universe and the emergence of the human race from the slime. Chance is a shibboleth. It is a magic word we use to explain the unknown. It is the favorite power of causality for those who will attribute power to anything or anyone but God … To say that something has happened by chance is to say that it is a coincidence. This is simply a confession that we cannot perceive all the forces and casual powers that are at work in an event … Chance really explains nothing. It is merely a word we use as a shorthand for our ignorance.
Chosen by God, pp. 191-194