The Will to Come Out All Right
William James presents Pascal's wager in this manner: if you believe in God and God exists, then your gain is infinite; if you believe in God and God doesn't exist, then your loss is finite. Therefore, since a finite loss is reasonable where there is the possibility of infinite gain, you o...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[1976]
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Religious studies
Année: 1976, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3, Pages: 303-309 |
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Résumé: | William James presents Pascal's wager in this manner: if you believe in God and God exists, then your gain is infinite; if you believe in God and God doesn't exist, then your loss is finite. Therefore, since a finite loss is reasonable where there is the possibility of infinite gain, you ought to believe in God. What have you to lose?' James asks (II).1 |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500009392 |