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I'm interested in identifying contemporary thinkers who could be seen as similar to Blaise Pascal in terms of style, themes, or philosophical outlook. Pascal was known for combining deep theological ...
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Formal Version Does Pascal's Wager refute Apatheism? Informal Version If there is at least a non-negligible chance that a deity might exist to whom I could be morally accountable and with whom I might ...
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Blaise Pascal's famous wager was that even if the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, a rational person should wager as though God exists, because living life accordingly has ...
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