Pascal’s Wager Quiz and Badge – Third in TRA’s Series on Indefinite Life Extension
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The Rational Argumentator is proud to announce the third in its planned series of quizzes on indefinite life extension, a companion activity to the Resources on Indefinite Life Extension (RILE) page.
Pascal's Wager Quiz
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Read “An Atheist’s Response to Pascal’s Wager” by G. Stolyarov II and answer the questions in the quiz below, in accordance with the essay. If you get 100% of the questions correct, you will earn the Pascal’s Wager Professional badge, the third badge in The Rational Argumentator’s interactive educational series on indefinite life extension. You will need a free account with Mozilla Backpack to receive the badge.
This badge was designed by Wendy Stolyarov, whose art you can see here, here, and here.
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100% Correct: Congratulations! You have demonstrated an understanding of the flaws in Pascal’s Wager and why it is instead preferable to bet on indefinite life extension through science and technology. You have earned the Pascal’s Wager Professional badge. To claim the badge, click HERE.
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Question 1 of 7
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1 pointsPascal’s Wager is named after whom/what?
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1 pointsWhat is the essence of Pascal’s Wager?
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1 pointsHow many options are there in the standard, incomplete version of Pascal’s Wager?
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1 pointsHow many alternatives are there in Stolyarov’s fully developed version of Pascal’s wager?
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1 pointsWhy does Stolyarov consider it insufficient to only think about the alternatives in Pascal’s Wager in terms of what happens after death?
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1 pointsFor Stolyarov’s Wager, match the possible alternatives with their consequences.
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- You have everything to win in this world.
- You cease to exist.
- You cease to exist.
- It may be that the effort that you did not put into promoting the idea was just enough for the possibility not to come to pass. Then you will cease to exist.
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If you believe in human life extension and are right...
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If you do not believe in human life extension and are wrong...
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1 pointsWhat is the most frightening prospect after death, according to Stolyarov’s Wager?
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