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Probably, however as Pascal was a Catholic, he may have been referring to non-Catholics.
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What was the importance of Pascal's Wager?
Pascal was the first Christian apologist to accept publicly that it may not be possible to prove that God exists. Instead, he proposed what has become known as Pascal's Wager. This states that it is better to live as if God does exist, because if you are wrong you have lost nothing, but if you do not worship God and you are wrong you have lost everything. There are flaws in Pascal's Wager, not the least of which is that it would logically require us to worship every god, not knowing which one might exist. However Pascal's proposition was very influential for a time.
What philosophy do most atheists adhere to?
If by "most atheists", you are referring to the entire world, the population of atheists in China dwarfs the rest of the world's atheist population. Most Chinese Atheists adhere to a combination of Confucian and Materialistic philosophical principles.If by "most atheists", you are referring to Western Atheists, such as those in Europe and Anglo-America, these Atheists adhere to Rationalist Skepticism or Humanism as philosophical principles.
What do the letters PASCAL stands for?
Nothing. The programming language Pascal was named for the 17th century mathematician Blaise Pascal. If you are referring to the database, I don't know.
Was pascal sympathetic towards agnostics when talking about who will go to heaven?
Pascal was sympathetic toward agnostics in that he did not immediately condemn them for doubt. Instead, Pascal tried to bring agnostics into the fold with a famous argument commonly called "Pascal's Wager."According to the argument he proposed, it is impossible to prove that God does or doesn't exist, but a person has nothing to lose in worshiping God; in fact, it is safer. Why? If you believe in God and there turns out not to be a God when you die, then you just die and you have lost nothing. On the other hand, if you don'tbelieve in God and it turns out that God does exist when you die, then you will go to Hell.Many atheists and agnostics (myself included) believe that Pascal's Wager falls short on two counts: a) If you believe "just to be safe," that you don't really believe in the first place and that any all-powerful, all-knowing god would see through that ruse; and b) to choose a belief system in order to avoid a fate that has no proof of existing is a foolish and fearful way to live one's life.
Does the Christian perspective feed on human fear and anxiety?
A:By no means always, but sometimes. An example of when it does is Pascal's Wager, an argument by Blaise Pascal for believing, or for at least taking steps to believe, in God. He said that that the best course of action is to believe in God even though his existence can not be proven, because that gives the biggest potential gain and the least risk. In a nutshell, why risk eternal damnation by being a non-believer? Of course, there are many problems with Pascal's Wager, which seems to be more about reassuring believers than converting non-believers.
Did blaise pascal believe in god?
yes he did believe in god, have you heard of pascals wager? it states that: žPascal believed that: believing in god is just a gamble. He believed that you either live in this world as if there is a god, or you live in this world as if there is not a god. He also said that there is only one way to win the gamble, and that is to live in this world as if there is a god.
What is wager mean?
wager is the brother of bagger......:-)
What is the birth name of Dianne Wager?
Dianne Wager's birth name is Dianne Inez Wager.
What is the birth name of Lasse Wager?
Lasse Wager's birth name is Lars Randmo Wager.
What is the birth name of Leif Wager?
Leif Wager's birth name is Leif Christian Wager.
What is the birth name of Per Wager?
Per Wager's birth name is Per Andreas Wager.
What is the birth name of Walter Wager?
Walter Wager's birth name is Walter Herman Wager.
