Here is yet another reason this trade may be irrational. If souls were real, then I’d expect the value of a soul to be quite high. For the sake of the argument, let’s posit the value of a soul (if it existed) at $1M. Now the question is—can you make 100,000 statements that you are about as certain of being true as the statement “souls do not exist” and not make even a single mistake? If the answer is “no” (and it’s probably “no” for all but the most careful people), then the habit of selling souls for $10 is a bad habit to have—sooner or later you’d mess up and sell something way too valuable.
Here is yet another reason this trade may be irrational. If souls were real, then I’d expect the value of a soul to be quite high. For the sake of the argument, let’s posit the value of a soul (if it existed) at $1M. Now the question is—can you make 100,000 statements that you are about as certain of being true as the statement “souls do not exist” and not make even a single mistake? If the answer is “no” (and it’s probably “no” for all but the most careful people), then the habit of selling souls for $10 is a bad habit to have—sooner or later you’d mess up and sell something way too valuable.