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¿Question #321?
WasQ: Do you believe that God plays to the dice with the universe?

RealGuest: Not exactly no, and not just because of the grammar
sparkous: yes, and be careful, it will reroll
Woelf: “God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.”
pricero1: I apply Occam's razor.
tram10014: God exists, I think, as always, and he, does not play randomly. As it seems quite often, rock stars are destined for stardom.
oldhoss: Something, I believe, was lost in translation here.
aleo09: nope.
bcooperok: no. dominos, maybe.
haragard:
Spirit of 70: No.
PiHalbe: How else would he decide if someone wins or fails?
chockle: Einstein said God does not play dice, but I've had some rolls where I said, "Holy #!#$!"
TMuscle: Hmm, I don't know.
WiltChamberlain: yes
daveroswell: If he's God, why roll the dice when you control fate?
hob69: Would that be a d6, 10, 20, or 100?
RustanR: no
Hector131: No
mtlawson: Yes.
Letz Teemup: in specific instances, but most likely not during leisure time.
ironsizide: I'll go with Einstein on this one. Assuming I believe in said diety, of course.
bigbadsteve: no
SatanicEssence: I believe he does not exist. So......no.
clandaith: Get the quote right, "God plays dice with the universe".
DHEK: There might be some random factors involved and God just goes along with it. I mean, if God is so powerful, couldn't he have created randomness and just go along with it to see how people deal with it?
Ebon Wendigo: To me this is not a yes or no question as I do not feel we have a thorough understanding of chance and probability
ZeroZilla: No. Neither do I believe that question was phrased properly. LOOK at the universe. It's too orderly for that.
Butterbane: always
arkibet: no
tdyck: no
ellephai: No, nor anything else.
muzzynyc: Nosir.
Otter: I lean heavily toward predestination. It's the only thing that makes sense.
ilovekatusha: no
vampywife: no
RinzaiZen: no.
bluebehir: No.
seretur: If yes, imagine how many faces on his dice
WatchmanX2000: I'll trust Albert on this one.
bekudno: If you're referring to the Einstein quote, then yes, I believe that probability is inherent in the laws of quantum mechanics.
Unitbuster: And the dice are loaded!
rawdawg: no
Cyberjunk: No. God hates dice games. And Card games,
Loquutus: no
mats-k: Yes
kimapesan: No, actually he draws tiles from a bag.
scriptorum: s/plays to the dice/plays dice/ and I'm agnostic.
Yollege: no.
gamesbook: No.
javelin98: No, but He's got an incredibly sharp sense of humor.
puffinge: I don't even understand that question.
Regault: God plays cards.
Kyleroconnor: No
POvidiusNaso: Why would he roll? Doesn't he already know what numbers will show up?
GrandpaDave: Nah
skrutsch: what do you mean by the phrase "plays to the dice?"
obob: otherwise He's missing out on the fun
sourwyrm: nah
Lord_Prussian: I don't understand.
Oldstench: No god as such IMHO.
msbtch2u: absolutely not. it only seems that way because of our incredibly finite perception and understanding.
Musti: Nope.
2amp: yes
dpuskas73: God plays dice with the universe, but they're loaded dice.
Belash: ummmm
batman: I believe in randomness in the universe.
UhhhClem: In a deterministic universe, the only place for divinity to manifest is in the indeterminate. I don't know why Einstein didn't get this.
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: yah
thoia: I believe that God has a sense of humor...not necesarily to the dice, but also no necesarily what you'd expect.
midgetsrawk: no, god is dead
Bearcat89: God is in control.
ptper: only if He's been rolling sixes for a while
AlorielLelyn: Well, that depends on which God you are talking about. There are more religions in the world than Christianity :P I do believe that dice are rather loaded by some sort of spiritual activity.
isolated: He designed the game, but the mechanics are more precise than that. Most of the game is resource management..
boermans: Plays what? Guitar? What does the universe play? Drums maybe...
hooded_paladin: No, and he doesn't play dice with the universe, either. He's much too fair for that.
dakarp: I generally try to avoid supernatural explanations, where science will suffice, and quantum mechanics works very well.
Cavedog_pdx: Yes and not only does God play with dice, the dice are loaded. (1gg for whoever gets the reference)
buergerberatung: it seems so, if there would exist one at all
Grimwold: Since God is omniscient he knows what the dice are gonna roll, before throwing them, so he doesn't bother... he just picks the results he wants.
geberus: no?
GuyHill: es
Zambo: No.
netfilterz: I believe in dice, but not god...
Mordachai: Doesn't that require a belief in God in the first place?
m_r_tyler: No
Bluenose: Yeh, but they're loaded
onky: Yes.
chaddyboy_2000: God created the universe, but I don't think he plays dice with it.
djlg: Possibly. I want to know if uses a dice tower or rolls em on the table.
BobDodgerBlue: Never Answer
raolsson: No. I think he is setting up for the next game.
Silbach: Not only dice, but cards too.
Ludocrazy: Yes
KakarisMaelstrom: No God, no dice.
jens_hoppe: Nah...
Shakar: No the dice play god.,
cornjob: no
snoozefest: no
einbebop: no
jttm: Nah. He uses a Rand statement
berserkley: He plays Ursuppe with the Universe
Blackwind: Who believes in God?
yossarians: no, he uses the Wallenstein tower
Eric Haas: I don't believe in God.
TamiWhitsett: I don't believe in god.
Flyspeck23: There are no dice.
tragicpoet: No, roulette.
Friendless: no
seppo21: I hear He has craps tables inside every atom.
bbenston: There is no God.
janiera: No
CDRodeffer: No
EYE of NiGHT: I don't believe. I reason. Belief is for children.
echoota: yes, it isn't enough for free will, the universe itself has to be free to be whatever it will
AnakinOU: What the hell the to the are you the with the asking?
shumyum: No, he plays pinochle with it.
Reloaded: Huh? You blaming him for your crappy rolls? :)
shotokanguy: No, I think it's tile placement.
manowarplayer: Huh?
MisterCranky: I believe whatever I'm told. I'm a good little soldier.
disclamer: There is none of the God.
p0pcult: That's not a fair question: it makes the assumption that "God" exists.
louiseh: no
dietevil: Nah, I think He prefers darts.
Jon_1066: No - there is no God
Debate: I believe that the universe plays dice with God
ValJor: There is no God. But you're partially right, the Universe is mostly controlled by random events that would make a d100 pale in comparison
skelebone: Nope. Everything is deterministic. We have no free will.
CortexBomb: If god doesn't play with dice then Hume and Nietzsche were right and we're living in a deterministic world, I find the idea fascinating but unlikely
gnomehome: I think he would prefer playing "Pass the pigs"
nix342: Do you think that a flap of a butterfly's wings could really start a hurricane?
ynnen: I believe He's the master tactician/strategist, and His plans are too complex to grok