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Old 06-13-2007, 02:36 PM
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Default Re: beat: softest table i\'ve ever encountered and all were bible-humpe

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Pascal's Wager only functions in an absolute vacuum where you either believe in a Christian God or don't. He does not take into account the possible negative EV of believing in the WRONG god.

If we believe in a Christian God, but it actually turns out that it is the Muslim god that awaits us, then it is a possibility that it's slightly higher EV not to believe in any god instead of angering him by believing in the wrong god.

DUCY?

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Yeah, but if don't need specifics, just to believe in a "neutral" god. i.e. a creator(s?) of the universe.

Again, I'm not saying I DO believe in any god, just I'm very tired.

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This is like when people argue that running it twice is like slightly -EV when you are way ahead and +EV when its a coinflip or something. Pascal's Wager is meaningless, and pretty much everything you do is neutral EV.