The Pascal’s wager fallacy fallacy

Abstract

The article discusses the Pascal’s Wager Fallacy Fallacy, which arises when someone dismisses an argument solely because it resembles Pascal’s Wager, without considering the actual probabilities or evidence involved. The author argues that this fallacy is problematic because it can lead to dismissing valid arguments with large payoffs and significant probabilities. Using cryonics and infinite physics as examples, the author demonstrates that these possibilities have substantial merit beyond their large payoffs, and dismissing them based on their perceived similarity to Pascal’s Wager is unwarranted. – AI-generated abstract