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Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No?
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RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No?
There's actually a well-known philosophical paradox which is related to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_hanging_paradox
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken

'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.

'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain

'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
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Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:27 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2010 at 12:28 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:29 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 29, 2010 at 1:42 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 1:33 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 2:07 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 4:52 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Darwinian - December 29, 2010 at 4:45 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:49 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Darwinian - December 29, 2010 at 4:54 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 5:06 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:56 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 30, 2010 at 7:49 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 30, 2010 at 8:07 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 30, 2010 at 8:35 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by jason56 - January 8, 2011 at 8:27 pm

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