Topic: Mathematical Probability

White explains that Western magic is hampered by its Greco-Roman roots, as the ancient Greeks excelled at geometry but never invented the concept of probability. He argues that because the universe is probabilistic, modern magic must incorporate a statistical understanding. His method of "hiding the vegetables" involves teaching practitioners to think in terms of probability through the specific construction and activation of sigils.

The theory that methane gas releases cause ships to sink is critiqued as being as far-fetched as paranormal explanations. Quasar argues that while methane might explain a single ship sinking, it fails to account for aircraft disappearances or the mathematical improbability of gas erupting precisely beneath moving vessels.