Yes or No Oracle
You need a short answer to a closed question. Below you'll find a working answer generator and, more importantly, a breakdown of which methods can actually answer "yes" or "no" and which only pretend to.
Short answer
Press the button and the calculator will give an answer with an equal chance of "yes" and "no," and show which method produced it. It has no memory of previous questions: every toss is independent.
If what you need is less an answer than an understanding of your situation, a closed question is the wrong format. Open it up: not "will he leave?" but "what's going on between us?" Tarot and the I Ching are better suited to questions like that.
How It Works
Every honest yes-or-no method relies on chance with a known distribution.
| Method | Probability of "yes" | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Coin | 50 % | the most transparent option |
| Dice, total over 10 | 50 % | an answer with degrees of strength |
| One Rune | 50 % | “yes” comes from the 12 favorable runes out of 24 |
| Tarot card, upright or reversed | 50 % | plus the theme of the answer |
| I Ching Hexagram | doesn't reduce to yes/no | answers with a description of the situation |
Note that the probability is the same everywhere. The only difference is how much extra meaning the method gives you along with the answer.
Suitable methods
You need it fast. Coin — one toss, no interpretation.
You want an answer with nuance. Dice: the total gives not just "yes" or "no" but an interpretation, from "complete success" to "gossip."
You need to understand the situation, not get a verdict. A Three-Card Spread, three runes or the I Ching.
A question about a person. Try birth date compatibility — at least there's input data there, not just chance.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ask the same question twice?
Technically yes, but there's no point: the second answer is independent of the first, and choosing between two answers means answering the question yourself. Every tradition forbids asking again for exactly this reason.
Why is the answer always 50/50?
Because that's honest. Any generator that says "yes" more often is simply rigged toward what people prefer to hear.
Does it work?
As a prediction, no. As a way to stop endlessly weighing equal options, yes — and that's the only use that makes sense. More on this on the coin page.
Can I make important decisions this way?
No. Decisions about money, work, health and other people should be made on their merits, not on a toss.