Difference between revisions of "Pascal's wager"

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'''Pascal's Wager''' is a [[philosophy|philosophical]] proposition which takes the following form:
 
'''Pascal's Wager''' is a [[philosophy|philosophical]] proposition which takes the following form:
  
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[[Christianity]] is either true or false, and a person can either follow it or not follow it.
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God either exists or not.
  
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#If it is false and you do not follow it, you gain the freedom to do whatever you want without penalty.
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#If God does not exist and you do not not believe in God, you gain the freedom to do whatever you want without penalty.
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#If it is true and you do not follow it, you are condemned to an eternity in hell.
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#If God does exist and you do not believe in God, you are condemned to an eternity in hell.
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#If it is false and you do follow it, you will have wasted part of your life.
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#If God does not exist and you do believe in God, you will have wasted part of your life.
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#If it is true and you follow it, you will recieve an eternity in heaven.
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#If God does exist and you do believe in God, you will recieve an eternity in heaven.
  
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[[Blaise Pascal]] reasoned that, given the relative gains and losses for each scenario, the only sensible course for a rational human being was to believe in God. Pascal's wager could also be applied to other religions, so that the most optimal position to be in would be to join as many religions as possible such as [[Judiasm]] and [[Christianity]] or [[Buddism]] and [[Wiccan]]. Pascal's wager as Pascal stated is inherently flawed within the context of Christianity, because within Christian theology, mere belief in God does not ensure salvation.
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[[Blaise Pascal]] reasoned that, given the relative gains and losses for each scenario, the only sensible course for a rational human being was to believe in God. Pascal's wager as Pascal stated is inherently flawed within the context of Christianity, because within Christian theology, mere belief in God does not ensure salvation.

Revision as of 01:00, March 14, 2007

Pascal's Wager is a philosophical proposition which takes the following form:

God either exists or not.

  1. If God does not exist and you do not not believe in God, you gain the freedom to do whatever you want without penalty.
  2. If God does exist and you do not believe in God, you are condemned to an eternity in hell.
  3. If God does not exist and you do believe in God, you will have wasted part of your life.
  4. If God does exist and you do believe in God, you will recieve an eternity in heaven.

Blaise Pascal reasoned that, given the relative gains and losses for each scenario, the only sensible course for a rational human being was to believe in God. Pascal's wager as Pascal stated is inherently flawed within the context of Christianity, because within Christian theology, mere belief in God does not ensure salvation.

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