One myth that has found its way into modern thought and is entrenched in some circles is the myth of chance. In this myth the word chance itself undergoes an evolution and takes on new meaning. Where the word was once largely restricted to describing mathematical probability quotients, it took on a broader application to include far more than probabilities or coincidences. It has been used as a word to describe either the absence of cause or even a causal power itself. Mortimer Adler notes this new