Religion, hypocrisy, and betting on secularity: reversing Smilansky's wager

Saul Smilansky presents us with a puzzle which, in combination with a small number of premises, is supposed to generate a reversal of Pascal's wager: the wagerer should bet on a secular lifestyle, and reject religion, as the surest way of pleasing God (if God exists). In this article, we argue...

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Authors: Lebens, Samuel 1983- (Author) ; Sṭaṭman, Dāniyyêl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2024
In: Religious studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 174-186
Further subjects:B Pascal's wager
B Self-deception
B Hypocrisy
B Faith
B Akrasia
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