July 3, 2009
Four For Friday
Q1 - Conversion: What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a Jewish rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? A Turkish television station hopes the answer is a boost in ratings as it prepares to launch a game show where the imam, priest, rabbi and monk will attempt to convert a group of non-believers. The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen religion -- Mecca for Muslims, the Vatican for Christians, Jerusalem for Jews, and Tibet for Buddhists. If this show were airing on American television, would you watch it?
Q2 - Receipts: Do you review the receipt you get at the grocery store? How about the bill at a restaurant before paying?
Q3 - Accomplishment: Answer this: "At the end of my life, I'd love to be able to look back and know I'd done something about..."
Q4 - Deposit: According to a recently published report, the average no-show rate for medical office visits is 7% and growing. As a result, many doctors and dentists now charge a deposit -- payable by credit card or PayPal -- when taking appointments. If you keep the appointment, the deposit is either dropped or applied to the cost of the visit. If you miss misses the appointment, you lose the deposit. The deposit, according to reports, generally will be waived in the event of a true emergency, or if you give ample notice that you cannot make the appointment -- usually 24 to 48 hours. Would you be put off if asked for a deposit for your next visit to the doctor or dentist? Do you think medical professionals should be allowed to charge you a fee for missing an appointment?
Posted by Mikal at July 3, 2009 4:04 PM
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Q1 I would not watch; however, if they included my religion (Judeao-Christianesque Infra-Rationalism)(I am the only one); I would like to compete for a trip to my holy place (NCAA Final Four). Unfortunately, I would have to decline the invitation to participate because J-C I-R's do not evangelize.
Q2 I review restaurant checks, I watch the grocery check-out and question prices that appear incorrect as they are scanned.
Q3 At the end of my life, I'd love to look back and know that I had done something about helping children continue believing in Santa, magic, and goodness.
Q4 I would not mind the deposit, however, I would hope that the cost for an office call would reflect the savings of the 7% that the 93% inevitably have to make up.
1. Since I have never watched a reality show (not even one), I don't think I would start with this one.
2. I always check both grocery and restaurant receipts. Never did until they made a $50 mistake on a grocery order - they just added the last person'e order to mine.
3. At the end of my life I would hope that I had done something about making my children happy and have a good life.
4. I don't see anything wrong with the deposit.
A1 - Conversion: I dig reality shows for the most part, so I'd at least watch this one through to the first set of commercials.
A2 - Receipts: The only time I review a grocery store receipt is when I use a discount/loyalty card (to see how much I saved). Restaurant checks... I hardly ever check them but should.
A3 - Accomplishment: At the end of my life, I'd love to be able to look back and know I'd done something about taking risks.
A4 - Deposit: I would not be put off if asked for a deposit when making my next appointment to visit the doctor or dentist; however, I wouldn't be in support of giving up anything more than the deposit itself if I missed the appointment.
1. Sure, I'd watch it. The trick is getting those men to actually do the show. Not sure they would.
2. Yes, I always check the reciept. One time I was over-charged, so it helps to check.
3. ...about helping others in need.
4. Yes, because I wouldn't skip out on an appointment. But, at my job I do know what it's like when people cancel an appointment; extra work for me, and it's just annoying.
Q1 - Conversion: I could probably handle 2 minutes of it before wanting to vomit. People arguing religion is a total turn off for me.
Q2 - Receipts: Only if the final price seems off. I've been robbed of a few dollars by a few stores as a result. I only know because someone else caught the error after the fact.
Q3 - Accomplishment: Well... I don't think I'm allowed to answer this question truthfully and honestly because of certain oaths I've taken with a certain group whose name I cannot mention. So I'll say instead that I hope I'm better remembered and more revered than James T. Kirk. I'd elaborate, but we're looking at at least a few pages worth of yakking.
Q4 - Deposit: I can totally understand that and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
1- Doubt it. That sounds like watching 4 Billy May's infomercials all at once. Too soon?
2- Not usually, though I watch the numbers as the groceries are rung up. I do check at restaurants because the mistake gets compounded by the tip.
3- Can't say that I want any more than to be a good husband, father, and friend.
4- If it counts toward your visit payment, then I'm not bothered at all.
1. Sure it would be worth watching for a bit. It might be more therapeutic for those trying to convert than the would be convertees. It may show that most of those religions basically have the same premise and principles - do good in life and feel better about dying.
2. My wife takes care of this, otherwise I would be irresponsible in catching errors.
3. Making sure my kids are loved and can discern what's bullshit and what's not in the world.
4. Sure, they have a business to run, as much of a high priced racket as it is. I wouldn't be cool with paying anything more than a set amount, no running charges, late fees and the like.
Q1: Nope. Personally, I think most people who claim to be athiests are truly more in the deist camp - they believe in some sort of intelligent, creative force, but have trouble believing that this force intervenes in people's lives. I was at a wedding the other day, where the minister was praising God for saving his life after a mule mauled his head. It was all I could do to keep from asking him why his God didn't prevent the mule from chomping on his skull. I know he would have some inane explanation.
My point here is that I expect such a television show would result in some sort of incredibly frustrating discussions in which the two parties would be talking different languages - faith versus logic - where absolutely no common ground exists.
Q2: Sometimes, but usually only if the total seems way out of line to me.
Q3: Social inequities. Seems to me that every society has a caste system to some extent. The unjust nature of these systems, which essential place certain people in control over others angers me.
Q4: I like the idea, but I think they should be required to pay me a fee if I have to wait longer than 15 minutes total - in the big waiting room and the little waiting room combined - before seeing my doctor or nurse practitioner. I also think payment should be conditional upon successful treatment - in other words, return visits for the same malady should be free, and if I have to go to another doctor to receive effective treatment, I should be refunded the money I paid to the caregiver who failed to provide effective treatment. If healthcare givers were held to the same standards as auto mechanics, we'd probably have more efficient healthcare.
mine is up!!!
http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2009/07/conversion-receipts-accomplishments.html
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