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What is the name of the 17th-century argument that posits it is a better 'bet' to believe in God because the potential rewards are infinite?

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Pascal's Wager

Blaise Pascal argued that since the existence of God cannot be proven, it is safer to believe; if God exists, you gain infinite reward, and if not, you lose very little.

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