Monday, November 30, 2009
Wager
Would you make a wager with someone when they were the judge. In my book these two men make a wager. The wager is that if one of the men does not think that this certain girl is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen then the man would get his golden collar. Would you make a wager with someone when they could just lie to win the wager.
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No, upon normal circumstances, but in your book the men in the medival ages prized and held up honesty very high. To lie was to like commit murder. So then in that case, my answer is yes, I would wager with an honest man with chivalrous intentions.
ReplyDeleteHow would you know if they had chivalrous intentions? You would not so I would have to go with no. Back then people may have been honorable but if they were so honorable why would they make a bet in the first place unless they really just wanted money. I would not trust them. The personwould just be trying to make easy cash.
ReplyDeleteIf I knew they could lie just to win then I probably wouldn't bet with them. Some people might be nice enough to tell the truth, but then why would they be betting if they weren't trying to win? By the way, why does this man have a gold collar and does he wear it?
ReplyDeleteWhat would be the point of making the bet when it was based on opinion and not fact anyway? The wager that you mention is a conflict of interests, if the man obvioulsy believed that the woman was not the most beautiful woman he had ever seen? The other man would automatically assume that he is lying so that he can win the bet. Any bet that is based solely on opinion could not be a truly valid bet, especially in this instance. One person's opinion on the definition may differ from another person's opinion.
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