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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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Infinities and Decision Theory in Pascal's Wager

This chapter delves into the complexities of decision-making as influenced by probability and infinity, particularly through the lens of Pascal's wager. It explores how mixing infinities complicates belief assessments and the paradoxes that arise from evaluating probabilities of God's existence. The discussion also highlights Cantor's diagonality theorem and its implications for our understanding of infinite values and their philosophical significance.

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