aunt betty wrote:To demonstrate the 50/50's negative side.
Suppose we accept this law (I have) and start making decisions based on it. It's a LAW!
I'm standing there with the truck door open and think...50/50 I'm gunna die if I get in.
I'd walk away and go inside. SAFER. Of course there is a 50/50 chance I'd trip on the steps and die. Oh shit.
So I think maybe I'll just stand right there. Seems safe enough but DAMN, there is a 50/50 chance I'll get hit by hellfire from the sky and die. OH fuck!
If I lock the truck there is a 50/50 chance someone will break the window to see if there are goodies inside to take.
If I don't lock it the odds of thieves taking anything are the same so why bother? At least the window won't be broken.
See how the 50/50 could lead to some bad decisions if you put any faith in it?
I can't accept a 50% chance of death. Too risky.
I'm scared. Am I gunna die now? 50/50
Or look at it the other way.
Is Elle Macpherson going to show up naked in my bed? 50/50
Am I going to win the lottery? 50/50
Will some random stranger give me a Ferrari? 50/50
Will I be abducted by a plane load of Victoria Secret models, flown to some remote pacific island, and forced to become their King and sexual play thing? 50/50
If you already accept the 50/50, why are you still arguing about it AB?