TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Winning counterterrorism's version of Pascal's wager, but struggling to open the purse
JO  - Behavioral and brain sciences
A1  - Gibbs, Brian J.
SP  - 368
EP  - 369
VL  - 37
IS  - 4
N2  - Lankford's essential empirical argument, which is based on evidence such as psychological autopsies, is that suicide attacks are caused by suicidality. By operationalizing this causal claim in a hypothetical experiment, I show the claim to be provable, and I contend that its truth is supported by Lankford's data. However, I question his ensuing arguments about beauty and goodness, and thereby the practical value of his work in counterterrorist propaganda.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-525X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13003567
ID  - ref1
ER  -