[ExI] perfect sense in some circumstances... was: RE: Dark Energy and Causal Cells

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:56 PM, William Flynn Wallace
<foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you think of circumstances where casino betting would make perfectly
> good sense?  Assume one finds no recreational value in gambling - spike
>
> 1 - NO.  If no recreational value, no gambling makes any sense (unless you,
> like me, are on a boat full of volunteer firemen who have no clue as to the
> odds on rolling dice, and are just as likely to bet on a 4 as a 6 - cleaned
> them out in less than a hour - I was called a poor sport for not betting on
> a 4 when that was what I rolled - "Yeah, you just roll and bet -that's the
> game".  Well, my game was to take the money and run.  No bets on low odds.
> I almost never bet on my own point - just bet on others' throws.)

Indeed.  If you are the house, people gambling at your casino makes
sense - for you.

> can you think of circumstances where a second marriage makes perfectly good
> sense?
>
> 2 - Yes.  Plenty of reasons for a second marriage - enjoy monogamy,
> security, love, money, children - i.e. all of the reasons for a first
> marriage.  What are you thinking?

Adding to that: if the other partner of the first marriage is dead, or
may as well be in terms of ability to contribute to and benefit from
said first marriage.