[extropy-chat] Re: John Wright Finds God

[Walter_Chen at compal.com]

Interesting analogy!
So there is some cause-effect:
If you believe in something (such as God), you have higher probability to
get it.
If you don't believe in something (such as God), you have less probability
to get it.

> From: john-c-wright at sff.net
...
> Well, that is a strange question, for it is based on a strange assumption.
It is
> like asking whether, had you been kneeling in front of my beloved as I was
when
> I asked her to marry me, she would have chosen you for her bridegroom
instead of
> me. Marriage is not a matter open to experiment. The results, in one
sense, are
> not repeatable. 
...
> Now, as I say, the experiment is not repeatable, but, like proposing to a
bride,
> there is a way in which these things are done. As in marriage, in this
case
> also, it is customary to start on one's knees. 


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