29.6 Everyday Application: Framing the Options: Praying while Smoking, and Fighting Pandemics: By framing options for people in particular ways, we can sometimes get them to choose what we’d like them to choose. One such instance is when tastes are reference based.

A. When first introducing the topic of “framing,” we sometimes tell the story of two priests who wanted their bishop’s permission to smoke while praying. The first asked the bishop if it would be permissible for him to smoke when praying. The second asked for permission if, during those moments of weakness when he smokes, it might be permissible for him to say a prayer.

a. The bishop said “definitely not” to one of the priests and “of course, my son” to the other. Can you guess which priest got which answer?