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Pascal s Wager

Risk and gambling. 10 in one of five places10 in one of ten places20 in one of ten places10 somewhere100 somewhereMaybe some money somewhereWhat to gamble?Can you believe there is? . The text: how to decide. God is, or He is not.' But to which side shall we incline?1. Reason can decide

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Pascal s Wager

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    1. © Michael Lacewing Pascal’s Wager Michael Lacewing

    2. Risk and gambling £10 in one of five places £10 in one of ten places £20 in one of ten places £10 somewhere £100 somewhere Maybe some money somewhere What to gamble? Can you believe there is?

    3. The text: how to decide ‘God is, or He is not.’ But to which side shall we incline? 1. Reason can decide nothing here… Since you must choose, let us see which interests you least. 2. You have two things to lose, the true and the good; and two things to stake, your reason and your will, your knowledge and your happiness; and your nature has two things to shun, error and misery.

    4. The text: the wager 3. Your reason is no more shocked in choosing one rather than the other, since you must of necessity choose… 4. But your happiness? Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is… 5. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing…

    5. Analysis: decision matrix

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