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Bible Humper · 07-19-2002, 10:28 AM

Yahwehyadayada: Thank you very much for the compliment, I really appreciate that!

tronvillain · 07-19-2002, 06:06 PM

Well, I picked "ten" and "radish." What I would like to know is what percentage of people would choose "seven" and "carrot" without the "leading" questions. How do we know it's not exactly the same?

excreationist · 07-19-2002, 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by tronvillain:
Well, I picked "ten" and "radish." What I would like to know is what percentage of people would choose "seven" and "carrot" without the "leading" questions. How do we know it's not exactly the same?

Maybe it is the same without those specific leading questions... but I think having obvious leading questions helps to make the person get in the habit of answering without any hesitation. BTW a radish is a six-letter vegetable.
A few years ago they had some people explain this phenomenon in the New Scientists letters... the people didn't really know what was happening but they said that people from a different language (I forget which one) usually give the answer of turnip.

[ July 19, 2002: Message edited by: excreationist ]

David Mathews · 07-19-2002, 09:27 PM

Hello Splashing,

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Hello David, before I allow this thread to disappear altogether I would like to get your last word.

You have accepted Pascal's wager,

Will you accept the <a href="http://www.freepascal.org/" target="_blank">Pascal wager</a>?

David: Yes, I believe that I will.

Best Regards,

David Mathews

Bible Humper · 07-20-2002, 08:24 AM

Hello David.

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David: Yes, I believe that I will.

Hehe, I will ritualistically petition the administrators of reality in order to put in a good word for you so that they might decide to save your soul-routine.

Anyways, unless someone else wants to resurrect some aspect of this discussion, I'll let it fade away.

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Bible Humper Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,125	Yahwehyadayada: Thank you very much for the compliment, I really appreciate that!

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tronvillain Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,658	Well, I picked "ten" and "radish." What I would like to know is what percentage of people would choose "seven" and "carrot" without the "leading" questions. How do we know it's not exactly the same?

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