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> Well, just because the system worked, doesn't mean it's right. The reason most people chose 3, is more likely because of it being a "holy" and/or "magic" number. You have the holy trinity, you have the jokes that always have to have three repetitions in them (because two aren't enough to establish a tendency, and four is too many to keep it short and to the point)...

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But is three holy because of an intrinsic property of the Universe that people observe, or because of a psychological effect within the human mind? Or both? Or neither?

Ar"Dave was right; you *can* make everything into a religious debate"thur