Pascal's Wager

Summary

Pascal's Wager is an argument^[1]. It draws 22,881 Wikipedia views per month (argument category, ranking #2 of 18).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pascal's Wager's field of work was philosophy^[3].
• Pascal's Wager's field of work was theism^[4].
• Pascal's Wager is credited with the discovery of Blaise Pascal^[5].
• Pascal's Wager's instance of is recorded as argument^[6].
• Blaise Pascal is named after Pascal's Wager^[7].
• Pascal's Wager is the opposite of Atheist's Wager^[8].
• Pascal's Wager's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic^[9].
• Pascal's Wager's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[10].
• Pascal's Wager's P14483 is recorded as a/apuesta-de-pascal^[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Pascal's Wager's instance of is recorded as argument^[6]. It is the opposite of Atheist's Wager^[8].

Origins

Blaise Pascal is named after Pascal's Wager^[7].

Influence

Things named for Pascal's Wager include PARI/GP^[12], a free software^[13], founded in 1985^[14].

Why It Matters

Pascal's Wager draws 22,881 Wikipedia views per month (argument category, ranking #2 of 18).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for it include PARI/GP^[12], a free software^[13], founded in 1985^[14].