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Psychological facets of “Pascal’s wager”translated

October 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Victor Luzhkov

Pretending doesn't help. But Pascal did not suggest pretending. He suggested starting - with the hope that the beginning would develop into authenticity.

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Jovan Stojanović
Паскаль је у праву, само почетак често изгледа као глумљење. Код мене је тако било са постом – првих пар пута сам се осјећао глупо, а онда је прешло у навику и сада ми је нормално. Хвала на подсјећању, Виктор.
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Gregory Taylor
Yeah, that rings true. I tried forcing myself to go to more services when our toddler was a baby – felt pretty awkward at first, like I was just going through the motions. But after a few months it stopped feeling fake and became part of the week. Good reminder, Victor.
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