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On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:54:01 -0700, Patrick Elliott <sel### [at] npgcable com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:37:23 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
>>
>>> Darren New wrote:
>>>> My point was that to break up a prisoner's dilemma situation,
>>> Or, to clarify with an example:
>>>
>>> Cheating: I get $100, costing you $200.
>>> Government: I fine you more than $100 for cheating, so it isn't worth it.
>>> Religion: I reward you with more than $100 for not cheating, so it isn't
>>> worth it.
>>>
>>> The idea comes from my attempts to write a constitution for my own little
>>> island empire based on sound reasoning and logic. :-)
>>
>> You forgot, "or you will BURN IN HELL!" :-)
>No, what he forgot is the catch-22 of religion, which is,
[snip]
Thinking and faith don't go together.
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Regards
Stephen
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