HoP 013 - Good Humor Men - the Hippocratics

HoP 013 - Good Humor Men - the Hippocratics

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HoP 485 Liz Jackson on Pascal's Wager

An interview on contemporary approaches to Pascal's Wager: where decision theory meets philosophy of religion. 

HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager

Should we gamble on belief in God to have a chance at infinite reward? 

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