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    Challenges→A reformulation of how prospects of infinite rewards are compared can resolve both the mixed-strategies objection and the many Gods objection to Pascal's Wager

    Any comparison method that ranks infinite reward prospects must impose an ordering on uncountably many possible theological configurations, which formal decision theory cannot uniquely determine.

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    Key Terms

    Formal decision theory(as used in logic, economics, and philosophy)
    A mathematical framework that tries to figure out the best choice or action by assigning values to different outcomes.
    Infinite reward prospects(as used in decision theory and philosophy of mathematics)
    Possible outcomes or situations that could give you unlimited amounts of something valuable (like happiness, money, or goodness).
    Ordering(as used in logic and mathematics)
    Arranging things in a sequence or hierarchy, like ranking from best to worst.
    Theological configurations(as used in philosophy of religion)
    Different possible setups or arrangements of beliefs about God and the divine.
    Uncountably many(as used in mathematics and logic)

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    An infinite number of things so large that you couldn't list them all even with infinite time; larger than regular infinity (like comparing all real numbers to just whole numbers).
    Uniquely determine(as used in logic and mathematics)
    To pin down one specific answer in a way that leaves no room for ambiguity or multiple valid solutions.
    comparison method(as used in logic and reasoning)
    A systematic way of examining how different things are similar or different from each other.

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