Oligopsony comments on Rationality Quotes January 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mestroyer 23 January 2014 10:34:31PM 12 points [-]

Probably written in the sense: "If you were really strong of mind, you'd will yourself into believing because I just threw an infinity into your expected value calculations", and upvoted in the sense: "Atheism is evidence of strength of mind, but it's become too common to serve as a really good test." (I know I've heard this idea on LessWrong before, I can't remember where though).

Comment author: Oligopsony 24 January 2014 02:34:16AM 4 points [-]

This, but in a more general sense for the first: Pascal thought there were a bunch of sophisticated philosophical reasons that you should be a Catholic; the Wager was just the one he's famous for.