The "Ask Beaker" thread.

[chasingtheaurora]

How does the man that drives the snow plough, get to work in the morning?

Drives it home the night before, looking at the forecast (my Dad was an occasional snowplough driver).

[daviejones]

He walks

So, the weather (snow) is so bad thatthe snow plough driver is required to take plough out to clear the roads...and you think he has to walk to work?

[daviejones]

Drives it home the night before, looking at the forecast (my Dad was an occasional snowplough driver).

With a damn large drive .....what if the driver did not have a large drive?

[beaker]

So, the weather (snow) is so bad thatthe snow plough driver is required to take plough out to clear the roads...and you think he has to walk to work?

He's used to it

[sasguru]

Who was it that said something along the lines of

I cannot prove whether or not God exists but since if he does, the benefit of belief is eternal happiness in heaven and the cost of not believing is hell, and if he doesn't exist the cost or benefit is nothing, then there is infinite reason to believe.

Was it Newton? I'm sure he expressed it much better than I just did.

Pascal, I think.

[daviejones]

He's used to it

Your not very good at this font of knowledge thing are you?

[robnjc]

Pascal, I think.

I thought it was Oolon Colluphid?

[MrRobin]

Pascal, I think.

Ah yes, you are right. Pascal's Wager it is called.

[beaker]

Your not very good at this font of knowledge thing are you?

Try me

[daviejones]

Try me

I did...but found the answers less than convincing...maybe we need to send you to font of knowledge classes