Perhaps the strongest objective argument for the validity of Scripture comes from fulfilled Bible prophecy. Peter W. Stoner, a scientist and mathematician, utilized what he called “the principle of probability.” This principle holds that if the chance of one thing happening is one in M and the chance of another thing happening is one in N, the chance that they both shall happen is one in M × N. This equation is used in fixing insurance rates. Stoner asked 600 of his students to apply the principle