The Vote of Faith

Publisher: Common Ground Publishing

E-ISSN: 1447-9559|3|2|51-56

ISSN: 1447-9508

Source: The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review, Vol.3, Iss.2, 2006-01, pp. : 51-56

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Abstract

Why should we vote if our vote is unlikely to make a difference? Not, I suggest, for the reasons commonly given. Instead, I offer an alternative, Pascal's-Wager-Inspired justification for voting.