"Avoiding the illusion of meaning in random patterns is a difficult task." #readingToday

[T]hough in random variation there are orderly patterns, patterns are not always meaningful. And as important as it is to recognize the meaning when it is there, it is equally important not to extract meaning when it is not there. Avoiding the illusion of meaning in random patterns is a difficult task.

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives, Leonard Mlodinow