Its originator assumed that the probability of success was one half, though strong atheists insist that the probability of winning it should be zero.
Jeffrey and McClennen raised objections to it based on the suspect notion of infinite utility, which a human being could only appreciate in a finite manner. Diderot voiced his objection to it with the statement "an Imam could reason just as well this way." Its originator assumed that the probability of success was one half, though strong atheists insist that the probability of winning it should be zero. For 10 points, name this philosophical argument found in its creator's Pensees, which states that one should believe in God because of the "infinite payoff" one would receive should God exist.
Jeffrey and McClennen raised objections to it based on the suspect notion of infinite utility, which a human being could only appreciate in a finite manner.
{Pascal’s Wager}