By Chance

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January 02, 2005

Why do bad things happen to good people? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll explore the question: a random act of chance? God's will? Or, as Bob Dylan put it, "a simple twist of fate"?

Kemp Powers on "The Shooting"

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When Kemp Powers was a boy, he and his best friend were playing with a gun. There was an accident.  Powers talks with Anne Strainchamps about the shooting and its effect on his life.

Amir Aczel on "Chance"

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Amir Aczel tells Jim Fleming that your odds on a coin toss are always 50/50, no matter how many times you do it.

Roy Kaplan on "Lottery Winners"

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Roy Kaplan tells Steve Paulson what really happens to those people who hit the lottery.

Brian Turtle on "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon"

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Brian Turtle tells Steve Paulson how he came up with the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" and plays a few rounds with Steve.

Amy Tan on "The Opposite of Fate"

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Amy Tan tells Anne Strainchamps about her family history and her mother's belief in fate and the power of their Chinese ancestors.

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March 26, 2006
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Kemp Powers

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Amir Aczel

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Roy Kaplan

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Brian Turtle

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Amy Tan

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Religion and Philosophy
Science
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March 22, 2023