A Conversation for Pascal's Wager
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Martin Harper Started conversation Mar 13, 2001
ColSellers needs a credit on this for a few minor pieces of text...
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Martin Harper Posted Mar 15, 2001
> "some have argued that it is somehow immoral for God to give special favour to those who believe in him despite there being no good evidence in him and whether there is, in fact, good evidence for God could be the subject of a whole new entry"
This sentence feels a little clumsy - any chance of it being rewritten into a pair of sentences, or some brackets added?
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Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit Posted Mar 18, 2001
Thanks for the consideration, Diceman. I know I've discussed this issue with you in depth, but what exactly did I contribute? I don't see anything here that came from me.
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Martin Harper Posted Mar 18, 2001
a couple sections here and there, lifted direct from Peer Review. That I can recall, the Heaven's Gate note, and the note on the old Roman guy. May have been more...
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Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit Posted Mar 25, 2001
Well, I've never been overly worried about credit when my contribution is insignificant. I always feel silly when I contribute one little blurb, because there is no distinction made when credits are handed out. I certainly didn't work 50-50 on this. I recognize the Heaven's Gate quote from my Atheism article, and I do remember loaning it to you, but if I contributed any other ideas from our discussions, you put them into your own terms.
I do appreciate the sentiment behind giving me credit, but I don't deserve it. Still, you erred on the safe side. You don't know that I'm not some megalomaniac engaged solely in spreading my fame throughout h2g2, by attaching my moniker to everything it can reach. After all, my behavior does little to dispel that. It's not so important to me that I'm going to demand that you remove my credit, but, as you said, credit where credit is due. You did the work, so you deserve the credit. If anyone asks me, it was all you.
I will hang around this thing when it goes live, though. After all, Pascal's Wager is one of my favorite arguments. 
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MyRedDice (mucked up) Posted Mar 25, 2001
Well, upgrading the credit system is on the (huge) h2g2 to-do list - indeed do many things come to pass.
In the meantime, I am such a megalomaniac, and by giving away credit where appropriate, I hope to gain credit in similar circumstances. *eyes glaze over* Today h2g2, tomorrow ze world! 
See you when the theists arrive then...
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Mund Posted Apr 15, 2001
That sounds like the philoshopy of self-interested karma.
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