Pascal's Wager

             Pascal's Wager is an attempt to justify belief in God. His wager is not about whether God exits or if there is sufficient amount of evidence to prove he exists. Rather it is a wager concerning self-interests. Pascal states that believing in God is for our own benefit. In other words it is more rational to believe in God. There have been many other philosophers that have come up with many objections to this wager and many followers of Pascal have replied in way he would of came about with. This argument is attributed to the philosopher known as Blaise Pascal. Pascal came up with a bet and this is has come to be known to many as Pascal's Wager.
             Pascal's Wager seeks to justify Christian faith by considering the various possible consequences of belief and disbelief in God. If we believe in the God, and he exists then we will receive an infinite reward in heaven while if he does not then we will have lost little or nothing. Pascal believes that even though this individual spent time going to church and reading scriptures of the bible for the least these individuals have lived a life that was not corrupted by evil. This is a win win situation because even though you may have lost the bet you did not suffer any consequences.
             The next part to the this wager is what if we do not believe in God, the argument continues, then if he exists then we will receive an infinite amount punishment in hell while if he does not then we will have gained little or nothing. The person who does not believe in God lives a life of lies and even though they might have not lost the wager they did not gain anything. The possible outcomes of belief in God become better if you choose to believe in him. It is better to either receive an infinitely great reward in heaven or lose little or nothing than it is to either receive an infinitely great punishment in hell or gain little or nothing.
             The conclusion that Pascal's Wager draws from this is that ...

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