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    Supports→Any mixed strategy that assigns positive finite probability to wagering for God has infinite expected value

    Any positive finite probability assigned to wagering for God, however small, will yield infinite expectation when multiplied by an infinite payoff

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    That is, the ‘coin toss’ strategy has the same expectation as outright wagering for God. But the probability 1/2 was incidental to the result. Any mixed strategy that gives positive and finite probability to wagering for God will likewise have infinite expectation: “wager for God iff a fair die lands 6”, “wager for God iff your lottery ticket wins”, “wager for God iff a meteor quantum tunnels its way through the side of your house”, and so on.

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