There is much value in the idea of the ultimate laws being statistical laws, though why the fluctuations should be attributed to a Lucretian "Chance", I cannot say. It is not an exactly dignified conception of the Deity to suppose him occupied solely with first moments and neglecting second and higher moments!

The History of Statistics in the 17thth and 18 Centuries Against the, Changing Background of Intellectual, Scientific, and Religious Thought, (p. 160)