Gambling on God: Essays on Pascal's WagerJeff Jordan Rowman & Littlefield, 1994 - Всего страниц: 168 Gambling on God brings together a superb collection of new and classic essays that provide the first sustained analysis of Pascal's Wager and the idea of an infinite utility as well as the first in-depth look at moral objections to the Wager. |
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... hence has an infinite expected utility . Schlesinger attempts to defuse this objection by pointing out that even if it is true that every possible action does have an infinite expected utility , this does not entail that every action ...
... hence has an infinite expected utility . Schlesinger attempts to defuse this objection by pointing out that even if it is true that every possible action does have an infinite expected utility , this does not entail that every action ...
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... Hence , if there is an equal chance of God's existence or nonexistence , the expectation of choosing the pious life exceeds that of choosing the worldly one . The argument from expectation concludes , act so that you will come to ...
... Hence , if there is an equal chance of God's existence or nonexistence , the expectation of choosing the pious life exceeds that of choosing the worldly one . The argument from expectation concludes , act so that you will come to ...
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... Hence , one has a duty to others not to believe anything on insufficient evidence . But Pascalian wagering requires one to believe in God when the chances of theism being true , as determined by the evidence , are at best even and at ...
... Hence , one has a duty to others not to believe anything on insufficient evidence . But Pascalian wagering requires one to believe in God when the chances of theism being true , as determined by the evidence , are at best even and at ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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