On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:54:01 -0700, Patrick Elliott <sel### [at] npgcablecom>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:37:23 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> 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, 

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Thinking and faith don't go together.
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Regards
     Stephen

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