
Ep. 70 - What Is Pascal's Wager & Is It a Good Line of Reasoning? w/Dr. Liz Jackson
Parker's Pensées
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Exploring Pascal's Wager: Belief and Rationality
This chapter examines the academic insights of a guest on Pascal's Wager, focusing on the interplay between belief, confidence, and Bayesian probability. It discusses varying interpretations of the wager, its ethical implications, and how individuals navigate conflicting evidence in their beliefs about God. Through the lens of doxastic voluntarism and epistemic permissivism, the conversation reveals the nuanced complexities surrounding faith and rationality.
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