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    Supports→Pascal's God — conceived as absolutely perfect — should be assigned higher probability than conceptions of rival Gods.

    In science, when multiple theories fit observed data equally well, we favor the simplest theory.

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    In response, some authors argue that in such a competition among various possible deities for one’s belief, some are more probable than others. Although there may be ties among the expected utilities—all infinite—for believing in various ones among them, their respective probabilities can be used as tie-breakers. Schlesinger (1994, 90) offers this principle: “In cases where the mathematical expectations are infinite, the criterion for choosing the outcome to bet on is its probability”. (Note tha

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