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How Game Theory and Pascal’s Wager Help When You Don’t Have Enough Faith To Believe

How Game Theory and Pascal’s Wager Help When You Don’t Have Enough Faith To Believe

Pascal’s wager is a famous idea that employs game theory to help people to think through the implications of countering the offer of Jesus’ good news with a response like, “I just don’t have the faith to believe.” The wager asks a person to think through their response to Jesus as they would a bet or any other important decision. He lays out a cost-benefit analysis for people to consider.