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Full Idea
The fact that order requires an explanation seems to be an a priori principle; ..we assume all possibilities are equally likely, and so no striking regularities should emerge; the sceptic replies that a highly ordered sequence is as likely as any other.
Gist of Idea
If all possibilities are equal, order seems (a priori) to need an explanation - or does it?
Source
Howard Robinson (Perception [1994], IX.3)
Book Ref
Robinson,Howard: 'Perception' [Routledge 2001], p.216
A Reaction
An independent notion of 'order' is required. If I write down '14356', and then throw 1 4 3 5 6 on a die, the match is the order; instrinsically 14356 is nothing special. If you threw the die a million times, a run of six sixes seems quite likely.