¥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.