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Will $100 Shut People Up? (Applying the James Randi Challenge to Life.)

I've grown impatient in my old age.  When people state a stupid opinion or false statement of fact, I no longer argue with no.  I do not appeal to reason.  Instead, I offer a wager.  I say, "OK.  I'll bet you $100 that you are wrong." (My best friend and I wager large Papa John's pizzas whenever one of us thinks the other has made a ridiculous assertion about a stock or the stock market.)People never take the bet.  What's up with that?  It's amazing how something as small as $100 can test a person's convictions.  Amazingly, if you will not put $100 on the line, why should I believe you?  I recently proposed a $100 game of skill to some commenters at the Volokh Conspiracy.  Guess who many takers I had? It really is amazing (yes, I used the same word twice!)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on February 06, 2009 (boomark / email).