¥I think Pascal was
mistaken in thinking that if Xy was false but
one accepted it as true, nothing would be lost,
i.e., b = 0.
¥The apostle Paul, with
persecution in view, says, 1Cor 15:19 (NIV)
ÒIf only for this life we have hope in Christ,
we are to be pitied more than all men.Ó
¥But this is only a
finite loss, though the Xn should do worse
than others, so we put b = -1.
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