some writers would prefer to argue that in a real-life situation, formula_34 and formula_35 are bounded simply because the amount of money in an envelope is bounded by the total amount of money in the world ("m"), implying formula_36 and formula_37. from this perspective, the second paradox is resolved because the postulated probability distribution for "x" (with formula_21) cannot arise in a real-life situation. similar arguments are often used to resolve the st. petersburg paradox.