The Great Wager
2008-05-04 15:16:00 I’ve long been challenged and inspired reading the WorldChanging blog. While it too often seems to offer consumerist solutions to ecological problems, it also has writers who realize the problem is bigger than this. (more…)
The Great Wager
2008-05-03 16:55:00 I’ve long been challenged and inspired reading the WorldChanging blog. While it too often seems to offer consumerist solutions to ecological problems, it also has writers who realize the problem is bigger than this. As evidence of the latter, take the time to read “Winning the Great Wager,” by Alex Steffan. Here are the money grafs: We don’t say it in public, but we’ve placed a giant wager here on the future of the human race. The terms of the bet are this: we can move to a new model, a model based on a standard of sustainability higher even than that which we’d need today to fit within our 1.9 hectares per person, but which provides prosperity to billions more, a prosperity equal to or greater than what today costs 10 hectares per person. And we need to do it in 25 years. And we need to get it right the first time. And the cost of failure is the planet. (more…)
Another Blogging Wager - Another Loss
2008-04-08 05:41:00 If there’s a bigger sucker in the RE.Net world, I have yet to meet them. I am now 0 for 3 in blogging wagers with my fellow real estate bloggers. The first loss had me posting on another blogger’s blog. The second loss resulted in a less than flattering video on You Tube. And now ...
Another Blogging Wager - Another Loss
2008-04-08 05:41:00 If there’s a bigger sucker in the RE.Net world, I have yet to meet them. I am now 0 for 3 in blogging wagers with my fellow real estate bloggers. The first loss had me posting on another blogger’s blog. The second loss resulted in a less than flattering video on You Tube. And now ...
NCAA Real Estate Blogging Wager
2008-03-19 23:31:00 This is a bitof a late announcement, but there’s still enough time not to miss out, so act NOW. What: A simple wager between myself and any reader that wants to participate. My bracket against all comers. Who: Like I said, anyone that wants to compete can join the group and submit their bracket. Cost: Free! What else? How: ...
a valentine wager
2008-02-13 00:11:00 Take a risk, take a chance, I double dog dare you to be mine! Photo By: sandy thompson Add this image to Myspace or YOUR page:
New site has users wager on news stories
2008-01-28 16:41:00 Nigel Eccles, a news junkie and former online betting site employee, wanted to try pursuing both interests at once.
BCS Blogging Wager
2007-12-31 20:34:00 I took up Lani Anglin’s BCS Blogging wager, and bet on ASU to defeat UT in the Holiday Bowl. The outcome didn’t quite turn out the way I had hoped, and so I’m on the hook for a video, uploaded to YouTube, that has I heart UT on my forehead. I know I’m a little ...
Joining the BCS Bowl real estate blogging wager
2007-12-04 20:45:00 Lani Anglin, over on AgentGenius and ReRevealed, suggested a wager for real estate bloggers that would like to wager on their teamin the BCS Bowl series. My team, the Arizona State University Sun Devils, didn’t get into a BCS game. I’m blaming that problem on the Rose Bowl committee’s selection of an unworthy team in ...
Joining the BCS Bowl real estate blogging wager
2007-12-04 20:45:00 Lani Anglin, over on AgentGenius and ReRevealed, suggested a wager for real estate bloggers that would like to wager on their teamin the BCS Bowl series. My team, the Arizona State University Sun Devils, didn’t get into a BCS game. I’m blaming that problem on the Rose Bowl committee’s selection of an unworthy team in ...
A couple of comments on Pascal’s Wager and the Hellfire and damnation fac
2007-10-20 17:20:00 Sent in by Bob BI hope readers will forgive me if these arguments have already been beaten to death on this site. I am new to this venue and have not had the time or the inclination to read every post. That said I will just jump in on the issue in question here.I have always regarded Pascal’s Wager as an inherently fraudulent argument. It is invariably trotted out by the Theists with the false confidence that it somehow ultimately trumps any argument that can be thrown against it. First of all, PW is an argument of accommodation not logic. What if God is real and we have renounced him? Isn’t it better to hedge our bets that we should believe, against our better judgment, just in case there is a Heavenly reward and Hellish punishment?I would hope this argument would be as repugnant to “people of faith” as it is to atheists. If I were a loving God, who also has conditional restraints on this love (if that in itself is not inherently contradictory) I would reserve a hot ...
By: ExChristian.net
Colorado Rockies Series Begins Tomorrow - As Does My Blogging Wager
2007-10-11 06:36:00 Tomorrow begins the much anticipated start to the NLCS series for the Colorado Rockies against the Arizona Diamondbacks. I was recently contacted by my Phoenix friend Jay Thompson, who let me know that there was a Phoenix area real estate blogger that was interested in a friendly wager with a Denver fan/real estate blogger. So I jumped on ...
Phoenix vs. Denver: A Real Estate Blogging Wager
2007-10-10 23:02:00 Thursday, the National League Championship Series begins between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. I’m a reasonably big DBacks fan, and I wanted to demonstrate my loyalty with a simple, but meaningful wager over the outcome of the series. Normally, a lunch bet would suffice, but in this case I wanted the wager to ...
Review: The Wager [Lords of Scandal Book 1]
2007-10-05 00:54:00 The Wager [Lords of Scandal Book 1]By Diana BoldCaptain Dylan Blake has spent the last decade fighting for his country. Desperate for a little peace, he sells his commission and returns to England, but soon finds himself angry and adrift in London society, searching for something to fill his empty days. When an old nemesis challenges Dylan to a wager - he must get Lady Natalia Sinclair to dance with him twice in one evening - he is willing to play along. Lady Natalia Sinclair fears her enormous dowry is the only thing that draws her many suitors. But heroic Captain Dylan Blake seems different. Unfortunately, she soon realizes his smile is false, his interest superficial. Dylan sees Natalia’s rejection as a challenge and the stakes increase when he discovers his father has ordered his older brother, Michael, to win Natalia’s hand. Passed over for Michael far too many times, Dylan needs to prove he can be first in someone’s heart. As the lines between the wager and attraction bl...
Pascal?s Wager
2007-09-15 02:25:00 Pascal?s Wager refers to the philosophical defense for the existence of God. This philosophical assertion was named after the great philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal. Blaise Pascal was a genius of many interests and achievements. He was a true polymath. Among his significant contributions was the development of the very first analog... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Does One Really Wager Everything
2007-09-04 15:25:00 Recently a blog posted their version of ?Pascal's D--n Wager: Sidestepping Reason and Rational Thinking?.They present the following:To summarize, Pascal wager states two major suppositions:1. If you believe in God:i. If God exists, you go to heaven: your gain is infinite.ii. If God does not exist, you gain nothing & lose nothing.2. If you do not believe in God:i. If God exists, you go to hell, your loss is infinite.ii. If God does not exist, you gain nothing & lose nothing.They also posted this:The mathematical calculations are as follows:God exists (G)God does not exist (~G)Living as if God exists (B)+? (heaven)?N (none)Living as if God does not exist (~B)?? (hell)?N (none)The problem I found was with their assumptions. They have hence *amended their original post, in stating: ?Mathematically speaking, using the parameters as set by Pascal, Pascal's Wager (based on playing on the safe side of belief) is a bet based pretty much on common sense and a great dose of pragmatism: R...
Christian Books Resource, and Some Thoughts on Pascal's Wager
2007-08-22 18:13:00 Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan maintains the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, an extensive collection of theological classics that can be read online for free. Whether you're looking for a pithy quote from Saint Athanasius for your blog, or an alternative to computer solitaire during those low-energy afternoons in your cubicle, CCEL is the place for you.I came across this resource via James Kiefer's thumbnail biography of Blaise Pascal at The Daily Office yesterday, which is worth quoting below for its elucidation of an often-oversimplified argument: Pascal's WagerOne argument used by Pascal has been much ridiculed and (in my judgement) much misunderstood. It has come to be called Pascal's Wager, and may be stated thus: "If Christianity is true, then you stand to gain infinitely by accepting it. If it is false, then you stand to lose only a finite amount of well-being by accepting it. Therefore the odds make deciding to become a Christian the sensibl...
By: Reiter's Block
Daily wagers in ‘worker’ definition?
2007-05-05 00:44:00 NEWDELHI: The government is considering an amendment to the Apprentice Act, 1961,which among other things, proposes to change the very definition ofâÂÂworkerâÂÂ-.
Trump's Hair on the Line in WWE Wager
2007-03-31 03:39:00 Imagine The Donald without the hair. It could become reality, thanks to World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon. click photo for details
Arenas makes wagers
2007-03-27 14:27:00 Gilbert Arenas was admonished by the NBA for making bets with fans during the Washington Wizards' loss at Portland on Wednesday. Arenas made the bets as he bantered with fans throughout the Wizards' 100-98 loss. He was booed during pregame introductions and whenever he touched the ball because he had promised to score 50 points against the Trail Blazers. After the game, Arenas said he bet a fan $10 that he would make the winning basket. He missed badly -- throwing up a shot that fell short of the rim -- and finished with only 19 points. Arenas later elaborated on his nba.com blog, saying that he made $10 bets with two fans during the game and had obtained their e-mail addresses so that he could pay them off. The NBA since has removed the references to the bets from the blog.For a guard considered a poor man's Jordan, a $10 wager sounds about right. We all know the real MJ would have had 6-figures riding on the final shot. The NBA should consider itself lucky that it was Arenas an...
By: Throwing Smoke
Pakistan : A cruel Muslim father who wagered on his daughter
2007-02-28 13:28:01 Honour' has acquired a rather ridiculous connotation in Pakistan, and an unquestionably criminal one when the word is applied to women, particularly in our rural culture. But here's the most bizarre perversion of the original meaning, in the case of a 17-year-old girl. If the authorities don't stop the tragedy unfolding in Hyderabad, Rasheeda must leave her widowed mother and go to the home of... [read more]
By: Munaeem's Blog
Pascal's Wager: A Faith-Based Sucker's Bet
2007-02-18 00:14:00 By David Gleeson August 23, 2006 If you are skeptical of the supernatural, as I am, you will sooner or later be confronted with an “argument” sometimes referred to as Pascal’s Wager. Blaise Pascal was a 17th century French mathematician who formulated this rationale for taking belief in God seriously: “If atheism is right, we [Biblical literalists] have nothing to lose by believing. But if we’
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Let?s recap bigwig wagers
2007-02-08 07:06:02 Let’s recap bigwig wagers The Indianapolis Star - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago Here’s a look at what some high-profile Hoosiers will get as a result of the Colts’ Super Bowl win: Gov.Save Be sure to check out our products….new items added often!
Super Bowl XLI The Inside Wagering Line
2007-02-03 09:43:00 Super Bowl XLI The Inside Wagering Line by ecobika Super Bowl XLI The Inside Wagering Line from Pinnacle Sports Book edited by Ecobika Online Sports BettingThe GospelWith Super Bowl XLI around the corner, the biggest event in the sports calendar is now so much more than just a game. It's easy to be distracted by the razzamatazz that surrounds it; however, no matter how many wardrobe malfunctions may occur, for betting purposes, the last game of the season should be treated in the same way as any other game. Whether you are betting the Super Bowl, handball, yachting or any other event that Pinnacle Sportsbook posts odds on, you should try to use the kind of applied strategies that The Pinnacle Pulse has introduced over the 67 previous issues.Plenty of other sportsbooks devote column inches to seemingly incontrovertible ATS trends, sharing nuggets of juicy information, that only you and every other person with a modem are privy too, and which those same Sportsbooks have already f...
What odds and wager would make betting your own life accepta
2006-09-19 23:09:03 You have all heard the saying, "You bet your life" or "I'll bet my life on that", etc. But would you? As you know in the game of Russian Roulet... |
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