Religion, hypocrisy, and betting on secularity: reversing Smilansky's wager

被引:0
作者
Lebens, Samuel [1 ]
Statman, Daniel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Haifa, Dept Philosophy, Haifa, Israel
关键词
Pascal's wager; hypocrisy; self-deception; akrasia; faith;
D O I
10.1017/S0034412523000227
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
Saul Smilansky presents us with a puzzle which, in combination with a small number of premises, is supposed to generate a reversal of Pascal's wager: the wagerer should bet on a secular lifestyle, and reject religion, as the surest way of pleasing God (if God exists). In this article, we argue that the puzzle, once unpacked, isn't particularly puzzling, that the premises aren't true, and that Smilansky's wager is open to both reductio and a reversal of its own.
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页码:174 / 186
页数:13
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