Pascal, Pascalberg, and friends

RT @KennethLPearce: @KevinZollman @Impious500 Yeah, this is the real problem w/ the argument: there are too many conflicting hypotheses inv…

@publicgoodsfan @LTF_01 @lastpositivist See here for an interesting recent attempt to deal with this problem: https://t.co/AVoqu7Go3S

@KevinZollman @Impious500 Yeah, this is the real problem w/ the argument: there are too many conflicting hypotheses involving ♾️ utilities to which we should assign credence >0. Sam Lebens’ response is really interesting: https://t.co/AVoqu7Go3S

@thyacinth @fehloop Ooh, since you mentioned Pascal's Wager elsewhere, Lebens also has a recent paper on Pascal's Wager and the plurality of religions: https://t.co/lJfveIYbEP

E.g., we clearly shouldn't expect decisive proofs. Are pragmatic reasons acceptable? What about reasons related to one's upbringing or community membership? The latter have been defended in different ways by Zagzebkski (https://t.co/ecDxZ2vqC4) & Leben

@OurLadyofAntifa Relatedly, this paper by Sam Lebens talks about LGBTQ conservative Jews and the dilemma they face. It changes how Pascal's wager works, because the costs are so steep :( https://t.co/TxT0ffBkKe https://t.co/aQa2A04Oc3

James wouldn't mind since for him truth is dynamic & what's useful for us. But if you're not a pragmatist about truth, taking that Jamesian leap of faith may be a bridge too far. For an excellent paper that defends taking the leap for Judaism, see htt

RT @Helenreflects: Next in my philosophy of religion course (#PORcourse), which I am co-running on twitter, we will be discussing Samuel Le…

Next in my philosophy of religion course (#PORcourse), which I am co-running on twitter, we will be discussing Samuel Lebens' paper Pascal, Pascalberg and friends. Ppaper here: https://t.co/TxT0ffBkKe Materials for my course inc this paper: https://t.co/

RT @SpringerEthics: International Journal for Philosophy of Religion Pascal, Pascalberg, and friends https://t.co/k6xzlO8T0d https://t.co…

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion Pascal, Pascalberg, and friends https://t.co/k6xzlO8T0d https://t.co/VcFASQdvaP