Chapter 12

The final lesson of the day was Religious Education. A waste of time by all accounts. Occasionally it was interesting, but having the class taught by a devout Christian meant the discussions were often one-sided.

Today the teacher was reviewing the scientific evidence for creation. Mr Porter finally turned their attention to the football sitting in the centre of his table. The class had been wondering about its purpose since they piled in and took their seats.

"Can anyone hazard a guess at how this ball came to be here?" he asked the class.

"Erm... you put it there?" Cat said.

"Any other guesses?" Mr Porter pressed.

"That somebody else put it there," someone spoke up.

"So we can agree that somebody put the ball on the table. Where would you place the mathematical probability that someone sat the ball on the table?"

"One," Damien said. "Or