Very intersting question, though I wouldn’t mind if you clarified it. What exactly do you mean by accepting Pascal’s wager? Practicing any major religion until you start beleiving in it?
Perhaps more to the point: Pascal’s wager assumes “that God would not grant eternal life to a non-believer and that sincerity in one’s belief in God is not a requirement for salvation.” which may not be obviously true to many EAers and religious adherents.
Although I’d prefer if Soares and Sam Altman saw eye to eye, I think it’s inspiring that Altman seems to be soliciting criticism.
Wouldn’t it be cool if other cause areas worked like that (e.g. wouldn’t it be amazing if industrial animal agriculture consulted Animal Charity Evaluators before opening up factory farms?).