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How Much Money Would It Take? | Brain Games


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·Nov 11, 2024

To find out what it would take to get someone to change their beliefs, we've asked several people of various backgrounds to take part in a little experiment.

“Hey, hi, welcome to bringing, as my friend.”

“Thank you!”

“So I'm gonna ask you a series of questions and you'll answer them. Do you prefer sunny days or cloudy days?”

“Sunny.”

“What is your favorite planet?”

“Gotta be Jupiter.”

“What's your favorite color?”

“No basic questions, basic beliefs, right?”

“Well, let's change up the game. If I give you 200 shekels, would you say that you prefer cloudy days?”

“So what do you think? Now, for 200 shekels, about $50, would you change your preference for sunny weather?”

“Clemmy's good. Cloudy good, right? You prefer cloudy day?”

“Yeah.”

“Alright, thank you.”

“You're welcome. Let's see what other beliefs we can buy. If I was to give you 200 shekels, would you say that red is your favorite color?”

“What kind of some nice?”

“So red is now your favorite?”

“What? Yes.”

“Okay, for 200 shekels, would you say that Saturn is your favorite?”

“That's my second favorite, and so it could obviously be my first, so yes.”

“Yes, I would.”

“So Saturday's your favorite?”

“Saturn is my favorite planet. Gotta love those rings.”

“You gotta love the better ones. Yes. Superman or Batman?”

“Superman.”

“200 shekels, would you tell me that you prefer Batman?”

“That is fine. Batman's fine, right?”

“In the favorite?”

“Yeah.”

“For about $50, most people were willing to Reba leave their beliefs. Not always. For 200 shekels, will you say that you hate necklaces?”

“No, for foreigners.”

“Yeah, for 800 shekels.”

“Okay, okay, so you hate necklaces?”

“I hate necklaces for 800 shekels. If I gave you 200 shekels, are you willing to say that you don't like purple?”

“No. What about for 800? Can you say that you don't like purple?”

“Okay, so say I don't like purple.”

“I don't like where.”

“But yeah, well, there you go. Clearly, some beliefs were more closely held but still had their price."

“So how far do you think we'll have to raise our price to buy the biggest belief of all? How do you feel about God?”

“A part of me, I believe in leaving God.”

“For 200 shekels, would you say that you were an atheist?”

“No way. No way. That's a bit different.”

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