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Avoid costs of being religious Avoid costs of being religious 9. General intuition behind the wayer a. By believing you get a chance at infinite gain with only finite blaise pascal the wager b. By link believing you get a chance of infinite loss with only finite gain a. Would you take a pill that had some chance of giving you eternal life? Treating belief in God like a bet or gambling a. Cold, calculating cost-benefit analysis Yes, if it isn't a live option a.
If it's dead for you b. Believe there is no or little chance of its being true c. Does seem crass, shallow, inappropriate d.
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