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11 Comments to 'Did Blaise Pascal ever come to terms with how flawed his wager is?'
February 9, 2010
Yes. He never published it while he was alive. Sadly, he did not destroy the notebook it was in.
February 9, 2010
Doubt it.
No doubt he thought it was acceptable to worship a God that would torture people who were not submissive for eternity. Seemed OK to him. Probably even made him think his wager was even stronger an argument.
February 9, 2010
He did better when he turned to hydraulics.
February 9, 2010
About as flawed as his Roulette wheel?
February 9, 2010
The wager was published posthumously, from his notes. I’m not sure if we know if he meant for it to be taken seriously.
February 9, 2010
Well it is your choice. Choose wisely.
February 9, 2010
His wager isn’t really flawed, it is logical, and reasonable.
It only proves that he too fears death.
February 9, 2010
You need to study existentialism to begin to understand what he was talking about.
February 9, 2010
Yeah!
He recanted on his deathbed – just like Darwin.
That’s sarcasm, by the way.
February 9, 2010
No. Have you?
February 9, 2010
His wager is only flawed for those who don’t understand it.
Since he was one of the most brilliant minds of his time, if we think it’s flawed, it’s more likely that our understanding of it is flawed.
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