Winning counterterrorism's version of Pascal's wager, but struggling to open the purse

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 37 (4):368-369 (2014)
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Abstract

Lankford’s (2013) essential empirical argument, which is based on evidence such as psychological autopsies, is that suicide attacks are caused by suicidality. By operationalizing this causal claim in a hypothetical experiment, I show the claim to be provable, and I contend that its truth is supported by Lankford’s data. However, I question the success of his follow-on arguments about beauty and goodness.

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Brian J. Gibbs
University of Chicago (PhD)

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