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    Supports→The argument from expectation for believing in God succeeds regardless of the specific probability assigned to God's existence

    A non-zero finite probability of an infinite gain outweighs any finite number of chances of finite loss

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    Pascal’s guiding insight is that the argument from expectation goes through equally well whatever your probability for God’s existence is, provided that it is non-zero and finite (non-infinitesimal)—“a chance of gain against a finite number of chances of loss”.[4]

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