On 22 Mar 2004, at 11:53 pm, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 12:38 PM 3/22/04, William T Goodall wrote:<http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/ 0,12243,1164894,00.html>
"A scientist has calculated that there is a 67% chance that God exists.
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Mr Sharp said William Hill does take bets on the second coming, which currently stand at 1,000/1. For this confirmation is needed from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
You mean the Archbishop has to call Mr Sharp after he gets off the phone after he gets the call from Salt Lake City?
Not really. The terms of the bet state that the Archbishop of Canterbury (head of the official English Church) is the arbiter of the bet. They just don't want any one of ten thousand random cults announcing the second coming and trying to get money.
"We do take bets on the second coming, whether that confirms the existence of God is up to the theologians to argue, most people wouldn't believe that, though." "
-- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."
- Bertrand Russell
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