To wager, or not to wager, that is the question with Dr. Liz Jackson | (MoR No. 34)

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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of doubt, Or to take Arms against a Sea of skepticism, And by opposing end it: to wager, to believe; No more; and by a belief, to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks That eternal damnation promises? Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... Outline   Introduction  Background  The Wager  Objections -----Many gods objection  -----Mixed strategies objection  -----Doxastic voluntarism -----Evidence-sensitivity and pragmatic-sensitivity  -----The gratuity of Pascal’s Wager  -----Universalism  -----Pascal’s Mugger Links  Liz’s website: http://liz-jackson.com/  Liz’s paper on Pascal’s wager: https://philpapers.org/archive/JACSPW... Liz's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lizjacks... My book: https://www.amazon.com/Majesty-Reason...  My website: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com/