https://longform.asmartbear.com/pascals-wager/
You have to make assumptions of course, but Pascal points out that some assumptions fair better in all eventualities, whereas other assumptions result in positive outcomes only sometimes. Surely we should choose the behavior that maximizes our expected value as Wikipedia suggests.
You have to make assumptions of course, but Pascal points out that some assumptions fair better in all eventualities, whereas other assumptions result in positive outcomes only sometimes. Surely we should choose the behavior that maximizes our expected value as Wikipedia suggests.
