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Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.
Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.
Approximate author period: c. 1957 AD · modern
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- Scott Adams
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- Approximate author period: c. 1957 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Scott Adams: documented birth year 1957; activity date not established. Wikidata Q457923, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457923 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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