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  a darwinist (real)

darwinist thomas henry huxley (left, 1825-1895, for those keen on
numbers) claimed in the 1860s that :

... if monkeys randomly strummed typewriter keys for a long enough time, then sooner or later Psalm 23 would be printed out.
  a monkey (fake)

hmm...
well, let's see about that!

due to the blatant absence of (infinite-1) monkeys a script shall be used for demonstration purposes.

  a monkey (emulated)

research has learned that the average (medium sized, classification: primate) monkey's typing speed is approximately 500 characters per minute, that is, of course, once the whinging primate is somehow coerced to do such a thing. no statisticians were harmed during testing, however, one programmer's dignity was certainly abused. (he shares 99 per cent of his genes with the next-best ape anyway.)

 a research director (just)

oh well.

the script can be found here.

task: observe.

this is psalm 23 by the way:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

not to be associated with this.