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Dr. Grossi is truly exceptional in every facet of his profession. In our first meeting he carefully explained my conditioned, informed me of my options and gave me his recommendations. I felt very confident in proceeding with a lumbar fusion. Following surgery I am now free of pain and on my way to a complete recovery. Dr. Grossi's expertise, care and follow-up were so impressive. Equally impressive are his staff and the care that I received from the Neurological unit at Duke Raleigh Hospital. I deeply appreciate everything that he did for me and highly recommend him to anyone with back pain. Jerry Krier - Surgery 11/12/2014
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I was so impressed with my initial meeting with Dr. Grossi that I made the appointment for my lumbar fusion that same day. He explained very thoroughly what he could do to relieve the pain and discomfort I was experiencing for over two years and he did so in a professional, friendly and confident way. The proof of his expertise is in the result that followed the surgery.
I am now free of the neurological pain I previously had and look forward to a complete recovery. I would highly recommend Dr. Grossi. If he says he can help you, he will. He is the BEST of the best and can be trusted with complete confidence. His staff and hospital are as committed to excellence as he is. Hal Silver - Date of surgery 09/29/2014
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You never know how accurate these ratings are until you actually see the doctor yourself. After visiting with Dr. Grossi I can say that everything you read on here about how good of a doctor he is is TRUE. He spent a long time with me, explaining my condition and recommended that I NOT have surgery. He said that either a spinal cord stimulator or nerve ablation should help my condition. I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Grossi.
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Dr. Grossi is a very knowledgeable doctor. He took the time to explain every detail of my MRI - in very simple terms. I never felt pushed to have surgery. He gave me several options to try but and explained the pros and cons of each one. I decided to have surgery because I had a bone spur as well as a herniated disc in the same location - C6 & C7 pushing on my spinal cord. My procedure was Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion. Dr. Grossi and his staff are amazing. He came back to my room about 9 pm that evening to check on me after having diner with his family. I was so impressed with Duke Raleigh Hospital. This has been a positive experience for me. After surgery, all of my strength returned, the numbness was gone and I felt so much better. If you're looking for a neurosurgeon that you can trust, I encourage you to see Dr. Peter Grossi.
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Did not seem knowledgeable about what he saw on MRI and was unable to provide an adequate explanation for why my mother was not a candidate for surgery. At her physician's request, we are seeking a second opinion from another neurosurgeon.
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Had Surgery T-1 T-2 graft and appliance. Dr. Grossi is awesome. He takes time with patients. He explains and answers questions. Unlike other Drs he is not condescending. He is quality all the way.
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I have Chiari 1 Malformation and really did my homework in selecting a NS. Chiari is a strange diagnosis and not as common as other neurological conditions; consequently not all NS's have a lot of experience with it. I learned that Dr. Grossi routinely does this surgery, and lucky for me, right here in my own backyard. My surgery was done at Duke Raleigh which is a satellite hospital within the Duke system. Dr Grossi is an excellent surgeon, a very, very nice man, and obviously cares about his patients. I am 6 wks post op and feel better than I have in several years. He explained every step of the process and made sure my expectations were realistic - I am happy to say they were exceeded! Dr. Grossi has an excellent reputation both in and outside the medical arena. Several medical professionals to whom I mentioned his name immediately stated that he was well respected by his peers. Both a nurse and an anesthesiologist told me they referred their own family members to him...enough said!
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He is one of the most talented doctors in his profession that I have ever encountered. He explained everything he was going to do and it came out perfect. My neck has never felt this good in thirty years. I would go back to him in a minute if needed. I recommend him to anyone for a neurosurgeon. Top of the best in the country.
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Dr. Grossi is the most thorough, kind and skilled surgeon I've ever had. He performed a discectomy and fusion in my neck. From my initial consult with Dr. Grossi through my post-op appointment he and his staff have been top-notch. Every question I had was answered in detail but in terms that I could understand. He went through my MRI and XRay images with me frame by frame so that I could see the exact problems he was diagnosing, both on the day of my consult and again post-op to see the results. . Dr. Grossi performed my surgery at noon but made the time to come to my hospital room that night at 10pm to check in on me. I can't put in to words how kind this man is. I fully trust his knowledge and skills, but his bedside manner is what really puts him in the top 1% of all doctors that have ever treated me. My surgery was successful with no complications! I hope that I will never have the need to see a neurosurgeon again, but if I do it will be an easy decision on who I'm calling. Bravo.
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Dr. Grossi was fantastic! He took the time to answer all of my questions and was very knowledgeable about my condition. He was very careful in explaining the procedure he would use in terms that I could understand. I would recommend him to anyone!
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Atkins Meals
I purchased two of the new Atkins Meals this weekend from Walmart. Had the chicken alfredo for lunch and it is really good. I will bring the beef merlot tomorrow and give a rating on that one too. I think it will be a good option to bring lunch or to have a quick carb friendly dinner option.
I've been on Atkins for almost a year, successfully lost over 30 pounds.....before having babies a few years back I was on Atkins as well, lost like 40 pounds- and kept it off for over a year until I got pregnant. Not ONCE did I ever use Atkins meals or shakes or bars...
Then last week I was in the pharmacy and my tummy was growling. No real food in a pharmacy but as I was going down one of the aisles waiting from my script to be filled I noticed the bars were on sale.....buy one get one free! So I bought a peanut butter crisp one. It was so good!!
I think I never used them before because I was afraid of atkins products causing stalls. Now that I am maintaining, I see them as a tool to get you through a hunger spot without falling off the wagon. I would guess the meals on occasion would be great too! I was always so jealous of all the lean cuisine flavors but I can't have those.
I think whatever keeps you on track and doesn't end up causing a stall is a good thing! Everyone is different....and it's important to find what works for YOU!! I might have to check out some of these meals now!!!
There's a huge thread on them here: http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ma...zen-meals.html
I'm eating the roasted turkey one tonight. Should I add any extra veggies or does the meal come with a sufficient amount?
[QUOTE=EZ35;16238989]I'm eating the roasted turkey one tonight. Should I add any extra veggies or does the meal come with a sufficient amount?[/QUOTE
I thought it had enough veggies, but I think a salad might complete the meal. I think what we are finding is there is a fair amount of variation on the amounts of meat, veggies in the meals. One beef meal had only sticks of beef in it, while other beef meals had a good amount of chunks of beef in it. I think they are still working out the kinks of these meals.
I had the chili tonight. IT was the best one I have had. I am still full. I did add a bit more cheese and a couple of spoons of sour cream. It was GREAT !! Full of meat chunks and tasted great.Allmost as good as the chili I make from scratch.YUMMY !!!!
I haven't found the chili one yet and would grab up everyone if I do. As for the turkey one the turkey was a little fatty.
I only found the two choices but will look for the chili and turkey meals. I did have the beef merlot for dinner and it was good also. I don't think I should have had 2 frozen meals in a day but again, I wanted to quickly see if it is something I want to have in the freezer for emergency - lazy days. I think its a winner.
They are great IMO. Minimally processed without chemicals and stuff, LC and tasty to boot. I hope other frozen food companies enter the market to compete and drive down the prices though.
Thought I would let you all know I found the chili at Foodcity.It was expensive !!! They had them for $4.99!!!! I had free coupons OR i would not have bought them there.
Wow, I thought the atkins stuff was walmart exclusive. Hmmm. I might have to stop by one of them. I've got sorta kinda on my way home from work...
Since I am in the process of moving right now and don't have a whole lot to choose from as far as "dinner" is concerned (it's either fast food, going out to eat, or frozen meals at this point) I grabbed a crustless chicken pot pie for supper and a Farmhouse style Sausage Scramble for breakfast tomorrow. (I cannot WAIT to get completely moved in so I can start eating a normal plan again!! I am so far off track that I am not even within the earth's orbit anymore:annoyed:) The crustless pot pie was pretty good! No complaints. I hope the sausage scramble is as tasty as the pot pie was.
But they are not something I would want to get all the time because they are pretty pricey. (at least for me:laugh:)
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My MIL gets terrible headaches from MSG (and a few other foods) and she is ok with eating foods with "natural flavors" but not MSG listed. I believe the law was different a few years ago, however.
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Are MSG and hydrolyzed protein related?
Yes. ..Hydrolyzed proteins, used by the food industry to enhance flavor, are simply proteins that have been chemically broken apart into amino acids. The chemical breakdown of proteins may result in the formation of free glutamate that joins with free sodium to form MSG. In this case, the presence of MSG does not need to be disclosed on labeling. Labeling is required when MSG is added as a direct ingredient.
BTW, I'm eating the Farmhouse-Style Sausage Scramble for lunch, and it does actually have "flavorings" as one the the sausage ingredients! But no MSG or hydrolyzed proteins, thankfully.
I just checked the nutrition information and the only one with hydrolyzed protein is the Meatloaf - it has hydrolyzed soy protein.
Beef Merlot - Great
Chicken pot pie without the crust - Great
MeatLoaf :sick: (Mystery Loaf) My cat wouldn't even eat it.
turkey and green beans.....another win
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Almost the colour of the carpets at BETT it seems! :p
I'd want a green one anyway - despite my weemee's taste in clothes, I don't wear purple very often :)
Can I be 'eduwitch'? In black, of course, with bats, perhaps!
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What days were you at bett??? I dont remember seeing you there on Friday or Saturday (unless I am blind)
Lol...2simple software had an area called Purple Mash!
I do wonder why i pose for photos....can i point out that BETT has put me on a diet!
The old rank of EduBett (attached) was set up for those who helped out in the very early days, or who provided access to resources (helped us get kit onto the stand or persuade folk to sponsor us when we had *no* money at all). A few others also got it from speaking at conferences / workshops.
With the new badges coming out, the removal of donations (and so no more new folk joining the 'supporters' rank) and the growth of the use of rep ... I don't think the ranks mean that much anymore other than Admin, Mod or Member.
Ranks just create a hierarchy and can generate cliques ...
Awards though ... that might be an interesting route to go. I like the way Certforums do theirs.
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Fairly Legal Review: Rebel With a Causeby Christine Orlando at . Comments
"Teenage Wasteland" brought Kate back to the Hell which is high school.
The case went back an forth so much it made my head spin as Kate was wrong as much as she was right.
Kate was the only one asking Eliza to tell her story which was a definite plus but then the way she related to the angry teen blinded her to everything else.
I couldn't believe that Kate wasn't willing to wait for those text messages to be investigated. It's one of the frustrating things about Kate Reed. She's a smart woman who frequently lets her emotions rule her head and it almost always leads to disaster.
She let her hatred of Burgess Hall color her decisions and it was hard to watch. Once again, Lauren was the voice of reason to which Kate refused to listen.
On the upside, Olivia's words to Kate got through in the end but it wasn't easy. In this Fairly Legal quote, Kate Reed showed she knew how to hold onto a grudge.
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People change and that isn't always a bad thing. When Olivia asked if Kate was still the same teenager looking for a fight, the only real answer was yes and that's kind of sad.
Kate's growing up but it's painful. She's put herself through a lot of turmoil but it's nice to see her and Lauren beginning to understand one another.
The highlights of the episode were the scenes with Ben and Justin. After Kate propositioned Ben for meaningless sex in last week's episode, it was obvious that he's even more intrigued by her, even though he turned her down.
Ben's subtext as he tried to figure out Justin was insightful. He pegged him as rigid and not a risk taker and figured Kate had gotten bored. But Justin quickly showed that his by the book demeanor barely masks his passion for the law…and everything else.
Justin and Ben trying to figure out the judge was great. They were so confused. Was she hitting on them? Was she looking for a three way?
I couldn't stop laughing when the boys were both too scared to go back to get Ben's keys. The looks on their faces were hysterically funny.
It took Lauren to figure out their plight. The judge wasn't looking for sex. Their debating was the sex. She was using them as her intellectual male escorts. Well, she couldn't have found two better looking intellectual partners if she tried. I almost felt sorry for her when they ended the game.
As the two men bonded over their weird dates, they had no idea how to deal with that. I'm looking forward to seeing these two spar again in the future.
So was Kate completely naive when she lamented the the school was unfair? Do you think this rebel with a cause needs to grow up or is she just fine the way she is? And who would you choose as your intellectual debate partner…Ben or Justin?
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Okay who wants Kate to grow up? *raises hand first* I seriously do. Rather than thinking of Kate as a rebel with a cause, I identified more with Olivia's statement of Kate still being a rebellious teenager looking for a fight. She looks for trouble where there is none. Her stepmotherly treatment of Lauren and more so, the firm is jarring ... as if Kate is simply not interested in any part of it, and wants to be a wild free wheeling particle without any rules, without any boundaries. I can see why Justin who is so passionate about going by the book gets frustrated with her. I understand the need to question the law rather than taking everything on face value. But doing it in SUCH an amateur way is simply not amusing. Re: Ben - IMHO, I think he is more than what he shows. His in-your-face "I don't care for anything except money/winning" attitude is meant for creating hilarious moments between him the Mother Goose Kate. Later on his truth might be revealed.
@CO: "I couldn't stop laughing when the boys were both too scared to go back to get Ben's keys." I thought this was a funny moment, too. I also thought it was cheap. It's too easy to make fun of lonely middle-aged divorcees who are much less likely than their male counterparts to be able to find new romance.
As this season goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that the producers have decided that mediation is boring. Kate approaches every case as an advocate, which is fine if you've been hired by one side as a lawyer ... and unethical if you've been retained as a neutral mediator. Passion makes for better TV than does even-handedness, hence mediation goes out the window. In this episode, the writers skirt the ethical problems--sort of--by not defining the relationship of Kate and Lauren to the school and the student. Has Kate been retained as a mediator? Lauren as legal counsel? Both? Neither? Does this matter? No. Because the show is cute. It may be dumb, but it's cute. Turn off the mind and let the heart decide. Cute but dumb. Oh, well.
Lovin this season of Fairly Legal! Agree, the Ben and Justin scenes were so fun to watch - especially Justin's bit about why he fights for the law, that without law there is no freedom, etc. So nice to see his nature is based in a thought-out set of beliefs. Really enjoyed watching kate and lauren drop their animosity and start to understand each other little bit. Not my favorite case of the week, but it had a smart twist.
a so-so episode for me...........
As I have stated previously, don't like Ben, but that's obviously just me. He went back on his word with Justin(no character), anything to win. Poor moral code, that being said, his relationship with Leonardo is wonderful. Their interaction is delightful. Leonardo always having Kate's back but willing to play the game. Ben found out that Justin is passionate about the Law and pretty soon if the writers of this show have any sense, he will find out how passionate Justin is about Kate, no matter who he is dating.
i agree - the ben/justin story was definitely the highlight. they were hilarious. but the whole school story line fell a bit flat for me. sorry, but the actress playing eliza was horrible - she must know someone! liked the developing relationship with lauren and kate though.
loving the relationship between Kate and Lauren at the moment and yes i think Kate needs to grow up more i like her quirky attitude towards the world but she is a partner in struggling law firm she needs to take a bit more responsibility and stop leaving it all to Lauren.


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PATAGONIA, Ariz.,- A fire is burning roughly seven miles south of Patagonia and has already burned around 100 acres.
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Dawson County continues to show its patriotism by placing a new round of memorial markers along the roads this week.
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1To train your puppy or dog you know you have to start from the easy things. Tell your dog a command and say it until they get an idea of what you're doing.
2Feed your dog treats whenever they do good things. If you have no treats on you, then praise them by stroking their head or saying "Good Dog!"
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Pascal's Wager is an argument in apologetic philosophy which was devised by the seventeenth-century French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662). It posits that humans all bet with their lives either that God exists or not. Given the possibility that God actually does exist and assuming an infinite gain or loss associated with belief or unbelief in said God (as represented by an eternity in heaven or hell), a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.).[1]
Pascal formulated the wager within a Christian framework. The wager was set out in section 233 of Pascal's posthumously published Pensées, meaning "thoughts." These previously unpublished notes were assembled to form an incomplete treatise on Christian apologetics.
Historically, Pascal's Wager was groundbreaking because it charted new territory in probability theory, marked the first formal use of decision theory, and anticipated future philosophies such as existentialism, pragmatism, and voluntarism.[2]
The philosophy uses the following logic (excerpts from Pensées, part III, §233):
|Uncertainty in all
|This is what I see, and what troubles me. I look on all sides, and everywhere I see nothing but obscurity. Nature offers me nothing that is not a matter of doubt and disquiet.[3]
|Uncertainty in Man's purpose
|For after all what is man in nature? A nothing in relation to infinity, all in relation to nothing, a central point between nothing and all and infinitely far from understanding either.[4]
|Uncertainty in reason
|There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason.[5]
|Uncertainty in science
|There no doubt exist natural laws, but once this fine reason of ours was corrupted, it corrupted everything.[6]
|Uncertainty in religion
|If I saw no signs of a divinity, I would fix myself in denial. If I saw everywhere the marks of a Creator, I would repose peacefully in faith. But seeing too much to deny Him, and too little to assure me, I am in a pitiful state, and I would wish a hundred times that if a god sustains nature it would reveal Him without ambiguity.[3]
We understand nothing of the works of God unless we take it as a principle that He wishes to blind some and to enlighten others.[7]
|Uncertainty in skepticism
|It is not certain that everything is uncertain.[8]
Pascal asks the reader to analyze the position of mankind, this crisis of existence and lack of complete understanding. While Mankind can discern a great deal through reason, it is also hopelessly removed from knowing everything through it. He describes Mankind as a finite being trapped within an incomprehensible infinity, thrust into being from non-being for a brief life only to go out again, with no explanation whatsoever of "Why?" or "What?" or "How?". The finite nature of our being constrains reason with respect to every form of knowledge. Now, assuming that reason alone cannot determine whether or not God exists, the ontological question is reduced to a coin toss. However, making a choice to live as though God exists or does not exist is unavoidable even if the ontological question is inconclusive. In Pascal's assessment, participation in this Wager is not optional because Mankind is already thrust into existence. So even if God's existence cannot be independently confirmed or denied, nevertheless the Wager is necessary and the possible scenarios must be considered and decided upon pragmatically.
The wager is described in Pensées this way:
If there is a God, He is infinitely incomprehensible, since, having neither parts nor limits, He has no affinity to us. We are then incapable of knowing either what He is or if He is....
..."God is, or He is not." But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separated us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager? According to reason, you can do neither the one thing nor the other; according to reason, you can defend neither of the propositions.
Do not, then, reprove for error those who have made a choice; for you know nothing about it. "No, but I blame them for having made, not this choice, but a choice; for again both he who chooses heads and he who chooses tails are equally at fault, they are both in the wrong. The true course is not to wager at all."
Yes; but you must wager. It is not optional. You are embarked. Which will you choose then? Let us see. Since you must choose, let us see which interests you least. You have two things to lose, the true and the good; and two things to stake, your reason and your will, your knowledge and your happiness; and your nature has two things to shun, error and misery. Your reason is no more shocked in choosing one rather than the other, since you must of necessity choose. This is one point settled. But your happiness? Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.
"That is very fine. Yes, I must wager; but I may perhaps wager too much." Let us see. Since there is an equal risk of gain and of loss, if you had only to gain two lives, instead of one, you might still wager. But if there were three lives to gain, you would have to play (since you are under the necessity of playing), and you would be imprudent, when you are forced to play, not to chance your life to gain three at a game where there is an equal risk of loss and gain. But there is an eternity of life and happiness. And this being so, if there were an infinity of chances, of which one only would be for you, you would still be right in wagering one to win two, and you would act stupidly, being obliged to play, by refusing to stake one life against three at a game in which out of an infinity of chances there is one for you, if there were an infinity of an infinitely happy life to gain. But there is here an infinity of an infinitely happy life to gain, a chance of gain against a finite number of chances of loss, and what you stake is finite.[5]
Pascal begins by painting a situation where both the existence and non-existence of God are impossible to prove by human reason. So, supposing that reason cannot determine the truth between the two options, one must "wager" by weighing the possible consequences. Pascal's assumption is that, when it comes to making the decision, no one can refuse to participate; withholding assent is impossible because we are already "embarked", effectively living out the choice.
We only have two things to stake, our "reason" and our "happiness". Pascal considers that if there is "equal risk of loss and gain" (i.e. a coin toss), then human reason is powerless to address the question of whether God exists. That being the case, then human reason can only decide the question according to possible resulting happiness of the decision, weighing the gain and loss in believing that God exists and likewise in believing that God does not exist.
He points out that if a wager was between the equal chance of gaining two lifetimes of happiness and gaining nothing, then a person would be a fool to bet on the latter. The same would go if it was three lifetimes of happiness versus nothing. He then argues that it is simply unconscionable by comparison to bet against an eternal life of happiness for the possibility of gaining nothing. The wise decision is to wager that God exists, since "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing", meaning one can gain eternal life if God exists, but if not, one will be no worse off in death than if one had not believed. On the other hand, if you bet against God, win or lose, you either gain nothing or lose everything. You are either unavoidably annihilated (in which case, nothing matters one way or the other) or lose the opportunity of eternal happiness. In note 194, speaking about those who live apathetically betting against God, he sums up by remarking, "It is to the glory of religion to have for enemies men so unreasonable..."
Pascal addressed the difficulty that 'reason' and 'rationality' pose to genuine belief by proposing that "acting as if [one] believed" could "cure [one] of unbelief":
But at least learn your inability to believe, since reason brings you to this, and yet you cannot believe. Endeavour then to convince yourself, not by increase of proofs of God, but by the abatement of your passions. You would like to attain faith, and do not know the way; you would like to cure yourself of unbelief, and ask the remedy for it. Learn of those who have been bound like you, and who now stake all their possessions. These are people who know the way which you would follow, and who are cured of an ill of which you would be cured. Follow the way by which they began; by acting as if they believed, taking the holy water, having masses said, etc. Even this will naturally make you believe, and deaden your acuteness.—Blaise Pascal, Pensées Section III note 233, Translation by W. F. Trotter
The possibilities defined by Pascal's Wager can be thought of as a decision under uncertainty with the values of the following decision matrix.
|God exists (G)
|God does not exist (¬G)
|Belief (B)
|+∞ (infinite gain)
|−1 (finite loss)
|Disbelief (¬B)
|−∞ (infinite loss)
|+1 (finite gain)
Given these values, the option of living as if God exists (B) dominates the option of living as if God does not exist (~B), as long as one assumes a positive probability that God exists. In other words, the expected value gained by choosing B is greater than or equal to that of choosing ~B.
In fact, according to decision theory, the only value that matters in the above matrix is the +∞ (infinitely positive). Any matrix of the following type (where f1, f2, and f3 are all finite positive or negative numbers) results in (B) as being the only rational decision.[9]
|God exists (G)
|God does not exist (¬G)
|Belief (B)
|Disbelief (¬B)
Criticism of Pascal's Wager began in his own day, and came from both atheists, who question the 'benefits' of a deity whose 'realm' is beyond reason, and the religiously orthodox, who primarily take issue with the wager's deistic and agnostic language. It is criticized for not proving God's existence, encouragement of false belief and the problem of which religion and which God should be worshipped.[10]
Voltaire (another prominent French writer of the Enlightenment), a generation after Pascal, rejected the idea that the wager was "proof of God" as "indecent and childish", adding, "the interest I have to believe a thing is no proof that such a thing exists".[11] Pascal, however, did not advance the wager as a proof of God's existence but rather as a necessary pragmatic decision which is "impossible to avoid" for any living person.[12] He argued that abstaining from making a wager is not an option and that "reason is incapable of divining the truth"; thus, a decision of whether or not to believe in the existence of God must be made by "considering the consequences of each possibility".
Honestly judged, however, Voltaire's critique concerns not the nature of the Pascalian wager as proof of God's existence, but the contention that the very belief Pascal tried to promote is not convincing. Voltaire hints at the fact that Pascal, as a Catholic Jansenist, believed that only a small, and already predestined, portion of humanity would eventually be saved by God.
In this context Voltaire explained that no matter how far someone is tempted with rewards in order to believe in Christian salvation, the result will be at best a faint belief.[13] Pascal, in his Pensees, agrees with this, not stating that people can choose to believe (and therefore make a safe wager), but rather that some can not believe.
As Étienne Souriau explained, in order to accept Pascal's argument, the bettor needs to be certain that God seriously intends to honour the bet; he says that the wager assumes that God also accepts the bet, which is not proved; Pascal's bettor is here like the fool who seeing a leaf floating on a river's waters and quivering at some point, for few seconds, between the two sides of a stone, says: "I bet a million with Rothschild that it takes finally the left path." And, effectively, the leaf passed on the left side of the stone, but unfortunately for the fool Rothschild never said "I bet".[14]
Since there have been many religions throughout history, and therefore many conceptions of God (or gods), some assert that all of them need to be factored into the wager, in an argument known as the argument from inconsistent revelations. This, its proponents argue, would lead to a high probability of believing in "the wrong god", which, they claim, eliminates the mathematical advantage Pascal claimed with his Wager. Denis Diderot, a contemporary of Voltaire, concisely expressed this opinion when asked about the wager, saying "an Imam could reason the same way".[15] J. L. Mackie notes that "the church within which alone salvation is to be found is not necessarily the Church of Rome, but perhaps that of the Anabaptists or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Muslim Sunnis or the worshipers of Kali or of Odin."[16]
Another version of this objection argues that for every religion that promulgates rules, there exists another religion that has rules of the opposite kind. If a certain action leads one closer to salvation in the former religion, it leads one further away from it in the latter. Therefore, the expected value of following a certain religion could be negative. Or, one could also argue that there are an infinite number of mutually exclusive religions (which is a subset of the set of all possible religions), and that the probability of any one of them being true is zero; therefore the expected value of following a certain religion is zero.
Pascal considers this type of objection briefly in the notes compiled into the Pensées, and dismisses it as obviously wrong and disingenuous:[17]
What say [the unbelievers] then? "Do we not see," say they, "that the brutes live and die like men, and Turks like Christians? They have their ceremonies, their prophets, their doctors, their saints, their monks, like us," etc. If you care but little to know the truth, that is enough to leave you in repose. But if you desire with all your heart to know it, it is not enough; look at it in detail. That would be sufficient for a question in philosophy; but not here, where everything is at stake. And yet, after a superficial reflection of this kind, we go to amuse ourselves, etc. Let us inquire of this same religion whether it does not give a reason for this obscurity; perhaps it will teach it to us.[18]
This short but densely packed passage, which alludes to numerous themes discussed elsewhere in the Pensées, has given rise to many pages of scholarly analysis.
Pascal says that unbelievers who rest content with the many-religions objection are people whose scepticism has seduced them into a fatal "repose". If they were really bent on knowing the truth, they would be persuaded to examine "in detail" whether Christianity is like any other religion, but they just cannot be bothered.[19] Their objection might be sufficient were the subject concerned merely some "question in philosophy", but not "here, where everything is at stake". In "a matter where they themselves, their eternity, their all are concerned",[18] they can manage no better than "a superficial reflection" ("une reflexion légère") and, thinking they have scored a point by asking a leading question, they go off to amuse themselves.[20]
As Pascal scholars observe, Pascal regarded the many-religions objection as a rhetorical ploy, a "trap"[21] that he had no intention of falling into. If, however, any who raised it were sincere, they would want to examine the matter "in detail". In that case, they could get some pointers by turning to his chapter on "other religions".
As David Wetsel notes, Pascal's treatment of the pagan religions is brisk: "As far as Pascal is concerned, the demise of the pagan religions of antiquity speaks for itself. Those pagan religions which still exist in the New World, in India, and in Africa are not even worth a second glance. They are obviously the work of superstition and ignorance and have nothing in them which might interest 'les gens habiles' ('clever men')[22]"[23] Islam warrants more attention, being distinguished from paganism (which for Pascal presumably includes all the other non-Christian religions) by its claim to be a revealed religion. Nevertheless, Pascal concludes that the religion founded by Mohammed can on several counts be shown to be devoid of divine authority, and that therefore, as a path to the knowledge of God, it is as much a dead end as paganism.[24] Judaism, in view of its close links to Christianity, he deals with elsewhere.[25]
The many-religions objection is taken more seriously by some later apologists of the wager, who argue that, of the rival options, only those awarding infinite happiness affect the wager's dominance. In the opinion of these apologists "finite, semi-blissful promises such as Kali's or Odin's" therefore drop out of consideration.[26] Also, the infinite bliss that the rival conception of God offers has to be mutually exclusive. If Christ's promise of bliss can be attained concurrently with Jehovah's and Allah's (all three being identified as the God of Abraham), there is no conflict in the decision matrix in the case where the cost of believing in the wrong conception of God is neutral (limbo/purgatory/spiritual death), although this would be countered with an infinite cost in the case where not believing in the correct conception of God results in punishment (hell).[26]
Furthermore, ecumenical interpretations of the Wager[27] argue that it could even be suggested that believing in a generic God, or a god by the wrong name, is acceptable so long as that conception of God has similar essential characteristics of the conception of God considered in Pascal's Wager (perhaps the God of Aristotle). Proponents of this line of reasoning suggest that either all of the conceptions of God or gods throughout history truly boil down to just a small set of "genuine options",[28] or that if Pascal's Wager can simply bring a person to believe in "generic theism" it has done its job.[29]
Some critics argue that Pascal's Wager, for those who cannot believe, suggests feigning belief to gain eternal reward. This would be dishonest and immoral. In addition, it is absurd to think that God, being just and omniscient, would not see through this deceptive strategy on the part of the "believer", thus nullifying the benefits of the wager.[10]
Since these criticisms are concerned not with the validity of the wager itself, but with its possible aftermath — namely that a person who has been convinced of the overwhelming odds in favor of belief might still find himself unable to sincerely believe — they are tangential to the thrust of the wager. What such critics are objecting to is Pascal's subsequent advice to an unbeliever who, having concluded that the only rational way to wager is in favor of God's existence, points out, reasonably enough, that this by no means makes him a believer. This hypothetical unbeliever complains, "I am so made that I cannot believe. What would you have me do?"[30] Pascal, far from suggesting that God can be deceived by outward show, says that God does not regard it at all: "God looks only at what is inward."[31] For a person who is already convinced of the odds of the wager but cannot seem to put his heart into the belief, he offers practical advice.
Explicitly addressing the question of inability to believe, Pascal argues that if the wager is valid, the inability to believe is irrational, and therefore must be caused by feelings: "your inability to believe, because reason compels you to [believe] and yet you cannot, [comes] from your passions." This inability, therefore, can be overcome by diminishing these irrational sentiments: "Learn from those who were bound like you. . . . Follow the way by which they began: that is by doing everything as if they believed, by taking holy water, by having Masses said, etc. Naturally, even this will make you believe and will dull you. —'But this is what I am afraid of.' —And why? What have you to lose?"[32]
Whether or not one can genuinely choose to believe a particular story based on the appeal to possible consequences, is trivialized. The urgency Pascal expressed that one must choose, and quickly, is not convincingly an argument to choose at all. The wager requires a correct choice (lose or win) among two scenarios that are part of the religious story itself. One must choose first to be convinced in the dichotomy of two initial propositions, of what "losing" or "winning" mean, as potential outcomes. While obedience and professing one's belief results in reward, skepticism or inability to believe result in punishment, both of these propositions are foregone conclusions. The wager is based on these two assumed-to-be established conditions and their outcomes. From there, the gambler's choice degrades into a coercion on the basis of self-interest, swayed by an appeal to fear. The god in the scenario is Pascal's personal conception of how the creator is or behaves and so the wager is congruent with the jealous and angry God of the New Testament. Pascal's idea of God would include what is predictable behavior. He describes God's feelings as your primary concern, when stated plainly. What might upset him or not, will determine (your) outcome.
Pascal's Wager is often compared to Anselm's Ontological Argument for the Existence of God, where a subtle insertion of a foregone conclusion, is presumed true and valid while the remaining propositions follow effortlessly. That which humans can capably conceive, is an a priori announcement that humans can't conceive of much. Worse, Pascal goes beyond Anselm to claim personal knowledge of his god, and what that god expects, while presenting the appearance of a hypothetical scenario.
Some other critics have objected to Pascal's Wager on the grounds that he wrongly assumes what type of epistemic character God would likely value in his rational creatures if he existed. More specifically, Richard Carrier has objected by positing an alternative conception of God that prefers his creatures to be honest inquirers and disapproves of thoughtless or feigned belief:
Suppose there is a god who is watching us and choosing which souls of the deceased to bring to heaven, and this god really does want only the morally good to populate heaven. He will probably select from only those who made a significant and responsible effort to discover the truth. . .Therefore, only such people can be sufficiently moral and trustworthy to deserve a place in heaven — unless God wishes to fill heaven with the morally lazy, irresponsible, or untrustworthy.
However, as noted above, nowhere in the establishment of the wager does Pascal appeal to feigned belief; God, being omniscient, would not succumb to such trickery and unwittingly reward the disingenuous. Rather, in the passage following the establishment of the wager, Pascal addresses a hypothetical person who has already weighed the rationality of believing in God through the wager and is convinced by it, but remains unable to sincerely believe. Again, as noted above, Pascal offers this person a way to escape the irrational sentiment that compels him to withhold belief in God after the validity of the wager has been rationally conceded. This way consists of applying oneself to spiritual discipline, study, and community.
In practical terms, therefore, this "alternative" scenario of God valuing rational belief and honest inquiry which is offered by Carrier and other critics is actually not very different from Pascal's own formulation of the scenario. Indeed, Pascal is unabashed in his criticism of people who are apathetic about considering the issue of whether God exists. In note 194, he retorts: "This carelessness in a matter which concerns themselves, their eternity, their all, moves me more to anger than pity; it astonishes and shocks me; it is to me monstrous." Far from glorifying blind irrationality, one of the chief aims of Pascal's arguments in the Pensées was to shake people out of what he saw as their ignorant complacency so that they could rationally approach this most crucial existential matter. Pascal says in note 225: "Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree." Unbelievers who persistently endeavor in an honest, rational effort to search for the truth are commended by Pascal, to the exclusion of those who are merely dismissive.
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Osteoarthritis of neck spine
Common Questions and Answers about Osteoarthritis of neck spine
I've had mri's
and shows
with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar. This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone. Could this be related to the arthritis? i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me). What should i expect with this diagnosis? I have terrible neck pain and headaches and numbness on left side of body.
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I am 33yo and have just been told I have
in my
. I have had ct scans and mri scans. Both show calcification and osteoarthritis from my neck to my lumbar area. I frequently get numbness in my legs and hands, severe pain to the point where walking in unbearable. I can not work around the house for more than 15min a day and employment is at the moment out of the question because my back will spasm severly at any time.
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Generally pain in the back portion of the head originates from the neck problems due to irritation in the cervical (
because the nerves that supply the back
the head start in the upper cervical spine. Mostly, this kind of head pain aggravates after turning head and typically occurs in patients with previous neck injuries and in patients with marked arthritis of the upper cervical spine.
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One day the oa was bad i was messing around and walking with old kane we found and it took the pressure
my back and
, hopfuly but probaly will need one one day hopfuly way in the future. im 44 y/o male. work at a grocery store mostly outside pushing carts in all kinds of wheather. any help would be good.
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Although I have had 2 surgeries on my cervical spine for ruptured discs and lax ligaments (am now fused from C3-C6), I am now told that I have significant osteoarthritis at C1-C2 (atlanto-axial joint) Accupuncture did relieve a lot of the associated muscle spasms but I still get bone pain sometimes even at the base
my skull. I've also wrenched the left side
twice in the past 6 weeks at work.
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i have moderate oa
and i work as a cart person at a grocery store and i was wondering ,will contiuning ,pushing carts every day make the oa worse i have been slowing down on how many carts i can push . i have been there 25 years doing the same job. i havent said anything to my boss,dont wana give them a reason to get rid of me.
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can anyone tell me if
is a dominoing effect on the
..to reach the base of neck to shoulder pain up to wrist..occasionaly painful. also have ddd in l5-s1 lumbar..leg spasms,and ackes.can't do daily activities without pain..simple things. many different symptoms have started since... and does thing impair me at 30's from working.
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Technique - Multiple pulse MRI sequences were performed in multiple planes through the cervical
without administration
intravenous contrast. Findings - There is no evidence
acute fracture, subluxation, or dislocation. The vertebral body heights, intervertebral spaces and alignment of the spine are maintained. The prevertebral soft tissues are within normal limits. At C1-C2 - No abnormalities are seen. At C2-C3 - There is no evidence of disc herniation.
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can affect any joint in your body. You seem to be having a great deal
pain, in a lot
areas of your body. It may be due to something else. You really need to see a doctor to get a diagnosis. The popping and cracking sounds more than arthritis. It is difficult for us here to make a diagnosis. Don't you think it would be wise to ask for a refferal back to the specialist?
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I have the fatique which I think is FB. I still have lots
pain, but am afraid
the SHots in the
. I am relieved all test came back normal. but I still have the problems. and a few i did not mention.
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New study proves that pain is not a symptom of osteoarthritis, pain causes arthritis Pain is more than a symptom
, it is an inherent and damaging part
the disease itself, according to a study published September 29* in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. link to article: http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?
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Next, I began noticing that I as dropping things a lot, and that my fingers particularily on my left side and numb most of the time. My
is very stiff andI have very little range
motion. Recently I have pain down my
and under my shoulder blade, agin on the left side. I have suffered from headaches for awhile and my doctor has stated many times that I don't have normal reflexes in my legs. I had a MRI last week- here are the results,, C2-C3 unremarkable.
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Neck cracking is usually done because of more than usual range
motion or hyper mobility.
cracking causes lots
pressure on your joints, which can lead to stretching of the ligaments to instability. If your husband continues to do this repetitively, he might develop osteoarthritis of vertebrae, where bridge bone develops between the two vertebrae. Gases are released within the synovial membranes with cracking of joints so this could be causing the squishing sound in the neck.
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You probably have some osteoarthritis in the cervical vetebrae (
in the
). You can mention this when you see your doctor as he may refer you to phsyiotherapy for neck exercises. But unfortunately there is no cure for this. As we get older the cartilage in between each vetebrae (bone) shrinks. Best wishes.
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This causes compression
the spinal nerves in the cervical
region. This can happen due to overuse
computers, work involving straining of neck, herniated disc, canal stenosis, bone disease, spondylosis, poor posture etc. A MRI of the cervical spine and nerve conduction studies may be required. Please consult a neurologist. The treatment is to remove the compression.
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I am a 41-year-old female. I recently had an MRI
the cervical
. I am trying to understand the results. The Impression is as follows: "Cervical spondylosis, with abnormality at multiple levels. This includes moderate spinal stenosis at C5-C6. Borderline spinal stenosis is identified at C6-C7. Neural foraminal changes are noted bilaterally at multiple levels as detailed above, most significant at C5-C6." What does this mean exactly?
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"X-rays were normal?" Did he have an MRI of his cervical spine done? I would recommend consulting an Ortho Specialist or a Spine Specialist.
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I can't sleep more than a few hours with all the pain in back,
, back
my head and shoulders waking me up. I just wanted to know if anyone over 50 years old had their rods removed and if there was any improvement in the pain at all after the removal and/or if you were glad that you had the rods removed. I want relief DESPERATELY but do not want to spend the rest of my life medicated on drugs only to slightly benefit me with minimum or barely any relief or improvement with the pain.
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in really bad pain mid to lower back, recently had mri scan which reads - there are moderate degenerative changes throughout the lower thoracic and lumber spine with dehydration and circumferential bulging
the discs as well as signs
facet joint
. loss
disc height is noted from L2-3 to L5-S1. from L3-4 to L5-S1 there are reactive endplate changes. at L4-5 there is mild spinal canal narrowing but no evidence of nerve root compression.
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*I have body pain (shoulders, neck, chest, lower back, buttock, legs), and suffer from minor DDD, scoliosis, muscle weakness, minor
. *Intense sciatica pain, and leg pain since I was 18 years old *Headaches and Migraines *When I was young I had two seizures *I have suffered from Atrial Fibrillation, I am doing ok as long as I take potassium. *Have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia I really do not know much about MS.
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The fact that you are experiencing both neck and back pain could be related to degenerative conditions
or other problems. It would be beneficial to make an appt with your primary care physician for a clinical exam and baseline x-rays as needed. Blood tests to rule out other conditions that could produce similar symptoms may also be indicated. Once the underlying cause is determined, your doctor can make recommendations for treatment.
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he is suggesting an mri
be done with constrast. you likely have a goiter and you have a sinus infection. you also have Spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis) is a degenerative disorder that may cause loss of normal spinal structure and function. you have this is mltiple areas of your cervical spine. i'm not a dr, but i think that's about right. hope it helps you. good luck!
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I had a cervical spine injury several months ago (banged my neck on some machinery) that gradually lead to a straightening
(shown by xray). I was not able to move my
at all at first, and had pain and tingling down my arm, and a stabbing pain in my shoulder blade. Worst of all was the vertigo and head pressure. CT's showed no bulging discs. Muscle relaxers have helped, but the pressure in my head never went away and is becoming maddening.
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Could it be
? The
? Is it RA? Is it both?
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I am 65 and I am afraid my bones are falling apart. I have
. I also experience bone cracking in my
. The same for my knees. I can almost tell when it's going to rain. The back pain starts as soon as I get up in the morning. After I have taken a muscle relaxer it is still there but only slightly. I do not want to become dependent on pill. I have hepc and cirrosis of the liver. Can you shed a little light on my problem.
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Hi, I am 43 yr old female.I have
in my
,get migraines and fibromyalgia (all dx) I have recently seen a Neurologist who said its not worth having an MRI. I disagree,and my osteopath is also worried. I have very gentle treatment on my neck,every few weeks,pain killers hardly touch my pain..I am getting giddy spells,severe pain in shoulders neck and occipital area.
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I grew up and throuhout that whole time since I was 12 or 13, I have been seeing chiropractor (same one) for 25 years now I think. My whole
. My
is the worse. My last MRI revealed two herniated disks, one pinching my spinal cord, but no one (two neurologists and one family practitioner) thinks there's anything wrong that needs surgical intervention. I have to live this way apparentally.
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I have really bad headaches that come and go and the cause of them is osteoarthritis with left sided stenosis of the c4 vertebrae. "Bone spur" . I had to have an MRI to find this out. You may way to get that looked at by your doctor and see if anti inflammatory meds and muscle relaxers help you when you feel it coming on.
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lately, for about the past two weeks, I have had a pain that is sharp in nature on the left side
. Its not surface pain, but rather inside
, closer to my esophagus than anything, but it feels very sharp. I have seen a chiro before about back/posture issues, but just wondering if anyone else has had this or not. Im 32 and in relatively good health.
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it's reverse BLING-BLING..
This isn't very satirical on the "artist"s part, when everybody knows it's not hipster to try to look hipster by buying expensive hipster clothes... and buying things from a thrift store is not necessarily hipster. Being hipster isn't hip, and being hip or trying to be hip certainly isn't hip and not to mention: do hipsters or the idea of hipsters exist after high school? Not in my world. This is especially lame and ironic since he is making money to buy more hipster clothes off of a hip hop song making fun of pseudo-hipster culture while simultaneously proving he is a hipster. Hipster isn't real, ok Macklemore?
i just want to wear my thrift store clothes in peace without the commentary!


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