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Desrtopa comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 3 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Desrtopa 08 July 2012 04:02:20AM 4 points [-]

Actually, Pascal did advise "going through the motions" as a solution to being unable to simply will oneself into belief. The wager might not be strong apologetics, but I give Pascal some credit for his grasp of cognitive dissonance.

Comment author: faul_sname 10 July 2012 10:47:30PM 1 point [-]

I stand corrected.