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reg_dunlop | 1 month ago

It's the prisoner's dilemma. Or more succinctly:

Take something and possibly live, or take nothing and certainly die.

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bobbylarrybobby|1 month ago

That's not what the prisoner’s dilemma is.

petcat|1 month ago

Yeah this is more like a Pascalian Gamble [1]. If you try nothing, then you are assured to die as God wanted. If you try something, then you might live, but then God hates you.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager