20-07-2010, 06:51 AM
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8-Ball and Freedom
I am damn determined to free myself from determinism. According to this site, I need to find random thought. Sense this may or may not be possible in the human brain, we can use our 8-Ball to help us. http://godlessons.com/2010/03/23/the...is-irrational/ So, it only makes sense that true freedom comes from the 8-Ball! All hail the 8-Ball! If the 8-Ball is too predictable as it might be still "ruled by laws of inertia, gravity" then perhaps I can create a random number generator that gives out 8-Ball responses. In so doing, I can choose to run every choice of my life through the 8-Ball in physical or digital form. Then, if I fallow every outcome, I will have actively had victory over every determinist in the world! Bitching. |
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20-07-2010, 07:33 AM
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Flip a coin.. yes or no.
 8 ball has 10 yes, 5 no, 5 maybe. |
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20-07-2010, 07:34 AM
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Are you feeling clever right now?
rofl Last edited by thoughtmage; 20-07-2010 at 07:34 AM. |
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20-07-2010, 11:09 AM
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I think it would be kind of cool to use an 8-ball as some kind of divination tool
 if you treat it as something sacred and apply the intent that you're using it for synchronization purposes in your life... however with there being more yes's than no's/maybe's it might make it a little difficult to get a fair outcome.
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20-07-2010, 09:52 PM
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I sometimes use a coin as a decision maker, let fait decide.
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21-07-2010, 03:18 AM
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They really don't say maybe, rather, try again. So, in any given question, there is 10 yes answers, and 10 not yes answers.
Actually, the 8-Ball is a divination tool and was designed to be. http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...of.html?cat=37 |
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21-07-2010, 03:03 PM
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if you count the 5 maybes as a try again:
10 yes (y) 5 no (n) 5 try again. (t) = 2 y 1 n 1 t t in terms of y and n 1t = (2y+n+t)/4 4t = 2y+n+t 3t = 2y+n t = (2y+n)/3 So: 2y + 2y/3 n + n/3 final outcomes of magic 8 ball: 2 2/3 yes or 67% chance 1 1/3 no or 33% chance I think I'm right.. 
Last edited by batou; 21-07-2010 at 03:03 PM. |
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