Blaise Pascal
French mathematician and religious philosopher, author of the wager the essay's observing agent was named after.
PersonSources & confidence: High confidence
Checked 2 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Identity, mathematical and literary occupations, and lifespan 1623–1662.
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Identity, mathematical and literary occupations, and lifespan 1623–1662.
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The agent in the essay was named Pascal after him, and returned the compliment by formulating what it called a Dialogic Wager: that meaning requires a human interlocutor. It then undercut itself, wondering whether the wager was Stockholm syndrome with a theology built on top.
In the essays
- When the Agents Found God
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