Re: [MUD-Dev] You, the game of philosophy.

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On 16/11/97 at 01:49 PM, Ola Fosheim Gr°stad <olag#ifi,uio.no> said:
>Derrick Jones <gunther#online1,magnus1.com> wrote:

>Haha, you have a lot of faith in the integrity of the mind.  But I've
>seen quite a lot of proof that should suggest otherwise.  Our "wants" and
>"wishes" and a lot of other stuff interfere.  Why do people buy tickets
>in the lottery?  Is it a lack of understanding of realistic behaviour or
>what?  Or are they driven by some kind of desire? 

Total aside:  The casinos in Vegas report that they tend to have poor
gambling earnings during the Vega COMDEX.  It seems that COMDEX visitors
don't gamble -- the reason posited by the casino reps interviewed and
quoted, was that COMDEX attendees know their odds too well.

They also report that any show involving female nudity is guaranteed to be
booked solid.

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