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Old 06-21-2007, 07:45 AM
Phil153 Phil153 is offline
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Default Re: Sklansky\'s Christian/Math Challenge

While I generally encourage hate on Sklansky, Ken Jennings did not meet the requirements, by his own words:

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In broad strokes: he’ll wager $50,000 that no Bible-believer (someone who can pass a polygraph test as a believer that Jesus was resurrected, and that non-Christians won’t go to heaven) can beat his score at the math SAT or GRE. You’d think some Christians somewhere would be able to beat a poker player on a standardized test, but no, says Sklansky, this is clearly impossible. “I’m betting fifty grand they are not. Their beliefs make them relatively stupid (or uninterested in learning). Or only relatively stupid people can come to such beliefs.”
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It takes less than a page of comments before someone suggests me as a potential challenger. “I’m ready. Bring him on. No polygraph required,” responds Sklansky.
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It’s true that I couldn’t pass the second polygraph question.

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He was never a contender.
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