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Multiheaded comments on Faustian bargains and discounting - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: RolfAndreassen 29 January 2012 05:10AM

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Comment author: Multiheaded 29 January 2012 08:41:14PM 1 point [-]

In fact, Pascal tries to switch between the infinite amount of pain and the infinite amount of pleasure with some finite effort. What is the essence of the Christianity.

A Christian would reply that it's explained by God doing a token gesture of respect for Man's free will, carrying out almost all of the (unfathomable) work of absolving a soul's sins, but stopping His hand just in time to require the sinner to acknowledge their salvation.