LetXbeyourreturnifyoudon'tbelieveinGod.Ithasthefollowingdistribution:
X=whatever,withprobability1-p
X=goingstraighttohell(negativeinfinity),withprobabilityp
wherep=probabilitythatGodexists
Nowcalculatetheexpectation.Noticethat,ifGodexists,nomatterhowsmallpis,yourexpectationwillbenegativeinfinity.(Wearesurethis"whatever"isnotpositiveinfinity.)
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