-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: ob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>: Are lotteries an effective tax on the illiterate/innumerate? >> Do Believers buy more lottery tickets than non-Believers? Do >> they deserve poverty? Why? > >...i believe my chances are 50/50 .... i'll either win or loose- >so there! and if your alien implant happens to pass on a winning >number for the california lotto then let me know. Your possible outcomes are binary: win/lose. Your probability of winning is based on the number of lottery tickets you bought VS. the total number of tickets sold in a lottery. If you bought one, and 150 million others were sold, then your chance of winning is one in 150 million. You're more likely to be hit by a meteorite. Have you encountered any meteors lately? I thought not... DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
