Pascal’s Wager for Mormons and Ex-Mormons

https://wasmormon.org/pascals-wager-for-mormons/

#philosophy #god #mormon #pascalswager #heaven #hell #exmormon #god #believe #wronggod #gods #deconstruction #religion

https://wasmormon.org/pascals-wager-for-mormons/

Marcus Aurelius quote about God/gods.

#pascalswager #marcusaurelius #mormon #exmormon #church #God #gods #exmo #religion

Reply to #Pascalswager.

In Abriamic religions (Christianity/Islam etc) if you pick the right God, you go to heaven

If you pick one of the other 140,000 gods humans have invented, you burn in hell for heresy.

If you don't commit to a God one way or another, your place is purgatory, a between place, accounts change depending on the religion.

So:

#Atheism: 100% lesser punishment.

Picking a god:
1/140000 chance of heaven

139999/140000 chance of eternal damnation.

Take your pick #Pascal.

@fyfepeter
Want to bet?

#PascalsWager #pascalnostalgia

Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment about the potential risks involved in developing artificial intelligence. Its conclusion is that an all-powerful artificial intelligence from the future might retroactively punish those who did not help bring about its existence, including those who merely knew about the possible development of such a being. It is named after Roko Mijic, the member of the rationalist community #LessWrong who first publicly described it, though he did not originate the underlying ideas.

The basilisk resembles a futurist version of Pascal's wager, in that it suggests people should weigh possible punishment versus reward and as a result accept particular singularitarian ideas or financially support their development.

Despite widespread #incredulity, this argument is taken quite seriously by some people, primarily some denizens of LessWrong.

#RationalWIki #thoughtexperiment #artificialintelligence #rokosbasilisk #pascalswager #singularity
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk

#SMBC is hilarious. @SMBCComics
#religion #philosophy #PascalsWager. #atheism #atheist #skeptic 

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/pascal39s-other-wager

#SMBC is hilarious. @SMBCComics

#religion #philosophy #PascalsWager. #atheism #atheist #skeptic

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/pascal39s-other-wager

@hearthborn
#PascalsWager. But what if you believe in the wrong god? They're not all inclusive, after all.

If a god with power over the afterlife exists, and it's benevolent, it makes more sense to simply be a good person. If I'm good and kind to others in this finite life, a good god would reward that, regardless of belief. Following the correct version of religion doesn't have any benefit on its own.

The #AtheistsWager is actually a logically safer bet.

On LinkedIn, Alex Zhavoronkov is celebrating (?) publishing nonsense in #Oncoscience in a day using ChatGPT. Citing the EiC likely helped. The AI churned out text on Pascal’s wager in the context of Rapamycin that fails develops an argument linking religious belief to the merits of life extension.

I hope this is a sting and Alex doesn't stand by the inane content.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7013916204583063553-ZOnH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

#ChatGPT #AIwriting #PredatoryJournals #Stings #LongevityMedicine #PascalsWager #Rapamycin #LinkedIn

A long and vaguely nerdy essage in the ol' #weblog about #philosophy and #Omelas and #PascalsWager and #Longtermism and related stuff.

Omelas, Pascal, Roko, and Long-termism https://ceoln.wordpress.com/2022/12/04/omelas-pascal-roko-and-long-termism/

Gratitude, awe, a sense of purpose, and thinking of others & how we can help them, make for a wholesome, & maybe a longer, life, even for people who are not “religious”. Makes sense. A new twist on #PascalsWager?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/03/beyond-beliefs-religious-faith-happier-healthier-life

@DeveloperMemes but whatabout #pascalswager ?

@godpod Hi God, it’s me, Mar. #pascalswager