31. Pascal's Wager

2014-06-11

Pascal was a brilliant guy who developed a proof of probability for the Christian faith…with a few problems. Learn why you shouldn’t jump to take Pascal’s Wager.

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Pascal’s “Thoughts,” the collection of essays in which he detailed his wager - http://folk.uio.no/lukeb/books/theo/Pascal-Pensees.pdf

A YouTube video cribbing from Pascal’s Wager to argue for climate change legislation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORv8wwiadQ

(Please note that I absolutely agree that climate change is a real & catastrophic danger that needs to be immediately addressed, I just don’t think this is a good argument for it.)

Yahtzee’s “Zero Punctuation” Video Game Review Series - http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

The alien pods open in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLsjlmrQ6Mw

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