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Pascal's Wager

Pascal's Wager is a pragmatic argument for belief in God, classified among rational justifications within the philosophy of religion, distinguished by its appeal to expected utility and risk-benefit analysis rather than evidential or ontological grounds.

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2017–2026

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Pascal's Argument

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Rapamycin in the context of Pascal’s Wager: generative pre-trained transformer perspective

ChatGPT Generative Pre-trained Transformer, Alex Zhavoronkov · Oncoscience · 2022 · 208 citations · Full text

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Waging War on Pascal's Wager

Alan Hájek · The Philosophical Review · 2003 · 137 citations · Full text

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A Model of Religious Choice Under Uncertainty

John T. Durkin, Andrew M. Greeley · Rationality and Society · 1991 · 72 citations

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Pascal's Wager and the Many Gods Objection

Paul Saka · Religious Studies · 2001 · 69 citations

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Pascal’s Wager: From Science to Policy on Early Childhood Development

Avram Denburg, Denis Daneman · Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2010 · 62 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MR
    Michael Rota

    University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  2. GO
    Graham Oppy

    Monash University, Australia

    1 publications · 47 citations

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  3. JD
    James D. Montgomery

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. RD
    Robert D. Anderson

    The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  5. JM
    Josep María Antentas

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

23

  1. Corcoran College of Art and Design

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    51 citations

  3. Heythrop College, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  4. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

  5. OpenAI (United States)

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    416 citations

  6. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  7. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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Venues

  1. Religious Studies

    4 publications · 132 citations

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  2. Analysis

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. Rationality and Society

    2 publications · 85 citations

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

    ACPQ · 2 publications · 45 citations

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