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Why does Pascal's Wager suggest that it makes sense to believe in God?
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∙ 12y ago
Pascal believed that it made sense to believe in God. He said that if you believe God exists and He does not, then in the afterlife without God there is no punishment or reward, so you have lost nothing. If you do not believe God exists, and He does, then you risk being punished for eternity. If you believe God exists and He does, then you will be rewarded for your belief. Pascal just showed the logical argument for belief in God, it was safter to wager God exists because then either way (He does exist or He does not exist) you're safe.
Some religious believers do not believe Pascal's wager is a valid argument, by saying that it is not truly belief in God.
Pascal's Wager, of course, depends on there being only two choices - no god, or his God. This is called basing an argument on a "False Dichotomy", saying the range of choices is limited to two when there are more potential options available. Of the several thousand gods worshipped throughout human history it is difficult to imagine a process to choose the "right" one. Even more difficult would be the process to imagine how to believe in this deity - does it require circumcision, blood sacrifices, or dietary conformity. Also one would have to hope the deity chosen offers some sort of eternal reward, not all of them do. Another consideration would be the consequences of choosing the wrong god. Some of them are pretty testy if you make a bad choice. Too bad if you are wrong!
The wager's results then become:
1. If you choose a god with an associated afterlife and he/she/it exists and cares anything about you (another question) and you are right in your choice you may get your "reward" if you haven't ticked him off by not following all the rules or by just believing in he/she/it with the ulterior motive of getting a reward. Note that not all afterlife's are pleasant even for the "good".
2. In the same case as above, and you choose to ignore this god/afterlife package, you probably wind up in a comparable situation - maybe a bit worse, maybe a bit better.
3. If there is no god, no afterlife, no continuation and you wasted your time mutilating yourself and your kids, eating a restricted diet or giving your time and money to a ragtag bunch of shaman's, you've missed a lot in this life - the only one you've got.
4. If case 3 is true and you live a normal life with no effort made to believe in any god or follow any "divine" rules - you win.
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