Is there any information on how Von Neumann came to believe Catholicism was the correct religion for Pascal Wager purposes? “My wife is Catholic” doesn’t seem like very strong evidence...
I note that it does seem to be the religion of choice for former atheists, or at least for rationalists. I know of several rationalists that converted to catholicism, but none that have converted to any other religion.
Is there any information on how Von Neumann came to believe Catholicism was the correct religion for Pascal Wager purposes? “My wife is Catholic” doesn’t seem like very strong evidence...
I don’t know why Catholicism.
I note that it does seem to be the religion of choice for former atheists, or at least for rationalists. I know of several rationalists that converted to catholicism, but none that have converted to any other religion.