Saturday, July 28, 2018


"if there are not infinite chances of losing compared to winning, do not hesitate. stake it all. you're obliged to play, so renounce reason if you value your life."
exactly. that's mathematical hope. it's always infinite with pascal. 
"unless the probability of salvation is nil, since infinity times zero equals zero."
so the argument is meaningless for a confirmed nonbeliever. 
but with the slightest grain of belief, it becomes infinite again.
then you must back the odds.
yes, if i believe there's any probability and that the gain is infinite.
what i don't like about pascal's wager is the calculated exchange, like buying a lottery ticket.
let's call it choosing. you have to choose between the finite and the infinite. 


six moral tales, chapter 3,
my night at maud's. 

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