Philosophy: Pascal's wager (1670): believe in God, because if He ex…

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Did you know? Pascal's wager (1670): believe in God, because if He exists you win infinitely (eternal life); if He does not, you lose little. Disbelieving and being wrong: infinite loss. The wager is ironically based on gambling — Pascal was a mathematician of probability theory.

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Pascal's wager (1670): believe in God, because if He exists you win infinitely (eternal life); if He does not, you lose little. Disbelieving and being wrong: infinite loss. The wager is ironically based on gambling — Pascal was a mathematician of probability theory.

Pascal's weddenschap (1670): geloof in God, want als hij bestaat win je oneindig veel (eeuwig leven), als hij niet bestaat verlies je weinig. Niet geloven en hij bestaat: oneindig verlies. De "wager" is ironisch genoeg gebaseerd op het gokken — Pascal was wiskundige van waarschijnlijkheidstheorie.

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