The intent seems different there, and that shapes the details. Pascal’s wager isn’t about how you act because of your beliefs—the belief is considered to be the action, and the outcomes are declared by fiat (or perhaps, fide) at the start of the problem, rather than modeled in your head as part of the purpose of the exercise.
The intent seems different there, and that shapes the details. Pascal’s wager isn’t about how you act because of your beliefs—the belief is considered to be the action, and the outcomes are declared by fiat (or perhaps, fide) at the start of the problem, rather than modeled in your head as part of the purpose of the exercise.