Why not believe? If in faith you risk nothing, but through faithlessness, risk everything? - Gemina by @misterkristoff and @amiekaufmanauthor ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Happy National Book Lovers Day! Featured today is my favorite book, in one of my favorite trilogies ever, that I takk about (maybe) too much. I just finished listening my way through (again!), but I've been listening or reading this trilogy every six months since my first read in 2019. I may be obsessed, but this trilogy and these characters always bring me joy and a mess of other emotions. That's the point of any book in my opinion. ☆Read what makes you happy!☆ ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookswelove #bookaholic #booklover #booklife #bookaddict #illuminaefiles #gemina #jaykristoff #amiekaufman #favoritereads #nationalbookloversday #pascalswager https://www.instagram.com/p/ChCYKnWgePK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Blaise Pascal

'We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.'

French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal was born on this day in 1623. Educated by his father, Pascal showed an impressive grasp of mathematics from a young age, and went on to become a pioneer in the fields of game theory and probability. At the age of eighteen, in an effort to support his father with extensive tax calculations, he also invented and constructed one of the first mechanical calculators.

After an intense religious experience, Pascal's commitment to Catholicism was renewed and he shifted his focus to religious, spiritual and philosophical writings. His most influential works are 'Lettres provinciales' and 'Pensées', the latter containing perhaps one of his most well-known ideas, Pascal's Wager, which argues for a belief in God.

This small porcelain sculpture of Blaise Pascal was made in Sèvres Porcelain Factory c. 1784.

Bet on It

Sun, you bum, if you weren't close, you'd be just any other star, one cold fleck on a black velvet painting. Earth, you globular oaf, if it weren't for Sun, you'd drop down Time's abyss like a cold marble. Moon, you sycophant, why don't you grow something on yourself? Humans, you fatuous, big-brained locusts, you're killing your home by living in it. God, You are looking more necessary all the time--the Back-Up Plan. Some see you as a long shot, at best. I'm with Pascal. I'm making the wager. It's not a lock, but it's the smart bet, especially as we turn the place into a sauna and strand polar bears on ice cubes. And who would have bet, back there in the Big Bang Bar and Grill, that Sun, Moon, Earth, and humans would end up just so, tensely tethered to each other? It's all impossible, of course. Do the math. Yet here we are. Bet on it.

Hans Ostrom 2018

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[Análisis] Pascal's Wager: The Tides of Oblivion

Si bien The Tides of Oblivion es una expansión del juego Pascal's Wager, en este análisis vamos a hablar de Pascal's Wager primero, en tanto al juego base, y luego continuaremos con su reciente expansión, haciendo así un análisis del juego completo (hasta la fecha). Pascal's Wager puede sonar un juego de apuestas galo (el nombre significa algo como "La apuesta de Pascal"), pero de hecho es el nombre de un argumento formulado por el filósofo francés Blaise Pascal. El meollo del argumento sugiere que debemos cubrir nuestras apuestas creyendo en Dios y cumpliendo sus reglas. Claro, es posible que tengamos que pasar los domingos por la mañana sentados en incómodos bancos en iglesias con corrientes de aire. Es posible que tengamos que sacrificar algunos de los pequeños lujos de la vida y abstenernos de ciertas prácticas malsanas. Sin embargo, a cambio, existe la perspectiva de un par de alas, un arpa y la felicidad eterna. Aunque por otra parte, también podrías simplemente ignorar todas estas precauciones, vivir la vida de un sinvergüenza y arriesgarte a no tener que pasar la otra vida avivando los fuegos del infierno. Bien puedes preguntar ¿qué tiene todo esto que ver con este juego para móviles? Pasemos a hablar de Pascal's Wager y el personaje principal, Terrence, quien ha sido desterrado de la iglesia por transgresiones y está luchando con su duda teológica. Read the full article

Not my ordinary kind of post. Do you know of Pascals' Wager? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager Basically it considers risk vs benefit vs the unknown. in that case the existence of God We wont get into that, but we can apply the idea to time travel. The impact is the same but different. In order to participate, I need you and I to set a "time base point" The sooner we do this, the better it works. Think of a date. Dont tell me now. On this day you should bury an empty box in a position youll also make known later Youll only be able to use this after the date you bury the box, and the date you give. Thats why now is important. Because youll only tell me this date in future. So if were able to tell you the date and place before you tell me then it is proven that the me that you meet is no imposter.. And perhaps I could leave you something of importance now, from the future Excuse if its left field, but its a version of Pascals' Wager. Unless you do it, and later tell me, even posthumusly, I cannot help you to avert what u need averted. As Pascal figured out, youve nothing to lose, maybe something to gain. This is my brain when left alone :)) #timetravel #pascalswager #wierd #eccentric https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx4ywhxFrx7/?igshid=16qtt7fe95wym

Had a lot of fun illustrating this series of fantastic historical statisticians for @geckoboard #StarsofStats campaign recently. #blaisepascal #pascal #stats #statisticians #triangle #maths #geometry #dataliteracy #geckoboard #pressure #probabilitytheory #pascalswager https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXHHb-F3Xl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vnkizsnihjd6

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Episode 37: Should You Take Pascal's Wager? (February 17, 2019)

#EditorsPick on #GraceandTruth RE: WHY IT IS NOT A "SAFE BET" TO BELIEVE IN GOD I was directed to read this post written by an Atheist, who debunked the premise of Pascal's wager, during a debate an a postabout my post about whether God is easily offended.  Pascal's wager is often posed by Christians trying to defend their right to their Faith from unbelievers.  It says simply that if God doesn't exist, the Believer loses nothing, but if God exists, the unbeliever will suffer loss. It is a good article for every Believer to read, especially those who are into apologetics, so they can better understand the atheistic perspective.  I think my response to the authour, copied below, captures the problem Christians have with Atheists, which resort to them using Pascal's wager, without even considering that someone has used that argument before them... Read The Full Post Here My response: Hi Greta, Great and challenging piece on the topic of faith and Pascal's wager. I actually used it in a recent debate with an Atheist, and I will admit, it was made because I was "backed into the corner" regarding the issue of "proof"... Read more at https://ufuomaee.blog/re-why-it-is-not-a-safe-bet-to-believe-in-god/ or follow LINK IN BIO to Editor's Picks #Blogger #Apologist #PascalsWager #Atheism #Christianity

Cellar Door Skeptics #99: Should You Fear Roko’s Basilisk?

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“Before you die, you see Roko’s Basilisk. It’s like the videotape in The Ring.”

Can Artificial Intelligence predict if people helped or tried to stop it from becoming sentient? This episode Cellar Door Skeptics tackle all angles of Rosko’s Basilisk Theory and what it means for AI and our future. They talk about their…

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The Pascaline

Have you seen the Pascaline? Nor have I. It must have been fine. It was a calculator from the 17th century, built by the legendary Blaise Pascal, who even with a friend (Fermat) also certainly found a math to figure the odds of a roll of the dice.  Later, he invented Pascal's Wager, a thought-gamble in which you must choose to bet (get this) on whether God exists. Is the smart money on yea or nay? Pascal's Pensées persist. Black dots on white cubes tumble in my untidy mind. I really hate Las Vegas, the true ghastly capital of the USA, and I really would like to say I've seen a Pascaline. But I can't say that I have. hans ostrom 2015

Happy Birthday, Blaise Pascal! Born on June 19th, 1623 in Auvergne, France, he was a mathematician, philosopher, physicist, scientist, theologian, inventor, and writer.... https://ordinaryphilosophy.com/2017/06/19/happy-birthday-blaise-pascal-june-19-1623/ #blaisepascal #pascalswager #historyofideas #gametheory #probabilitytheory #theology

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The same people who err on the side of "why not just believe in heaven, just in case" #PascalsWager, say let's assume a real issue with real evidence, like climate, is fake.