A Thoroughly Modern Wager

Logos and Episteme 8 (2):207-231 (2017)
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This paper presents a corrected version of Pascal's wager that makes it consonant with modern decision theory. The corrected wager shows that not committing to God's existence is the rational choice.

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20690533

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10.5840/logos-episteme20178217

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Michael Shaffer
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