Pascal's Wager

“infrini-rien”. Pascal suggested that humans all bet with their lives as to whether or not God exists, hence, a wager. However, in a section of the Pensees, Pascal had presented three arguments which might have also be known as “wagers”. It is only the last of the arguments that has been known as the “Pascal’s Wager”. Even though the other two arguments seems to be more convincing than “Pascal’s Wager”, it has its own stand and popularity in the argument for

choices for religion, Roman Catholicism or atheism. However, numerous other faiths exist today, and regardless of the amount of evidence which may support or refute one faith or another, let us assume each to be equally as likely as the other. Since Pascal’s Wager fails to tell us which God to believe in, we end up with “a great probability that we picked the wrong religion and go to some other religion’s version of Hell” (Bendz). With an increasing number of potential faiths or religions, the probability

I came up with an extension of Pascal’s Wager. Pascal never addressed other religions (which makes his thesis as is very flawed), so I improved upon it - a risk calculus that included all other religions. The idea is: in the perspective as a gambler, and the afterlife as form of gambling (in which the player was trying their best to not receive any form of suffering), it would be the most beneficial to believe in a religion which claims 100% hell for unbelievers - while also not being mutually exclusive

A common argument used to disprove the existence of God is Pascal’s Wager. This argument states that it is more rational to believe in God as you will be rewarded. If God existed, and the person believed in God, he would be rewarded. If the person did not believe, he would be punished .If God did not exist it would make no difference. For this reason it would be more rational to believe in God rather than to not. Pascals Wager was defined by seventeenth century Philosopher Blaise Pascal. The argument

that person did in life. In Pascal’s final scenario, he presents an alternative outcome to the previous situation. If the aforementioned person comes to the end of life to find out that there is a God then that person has lost everything. That person will receive the ultimate punishment: eternal damnation in the absence of God. Hence Pascal’s belief that it is in a person’s best interest to believe in God because the odds are in the favor of the believer. However, Pascal’s argument has quite some flaws

Pascal’s Wager vs. the Ontological Argument Pascal’s Wager was a groundbreaking theory posed by the French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist Blaise Pascal. Pascal, who is said to be the father of modern probability, felt that that religion should be approached as a gamble. It was one of the first efforts to incorporate the concept of infinity. The wager stated that, even though the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, one should wager as though God exists, because living

Pascal’s wager is without a shred of doubt a unique piece of philosophical argument and it sure has an enormous impact on countless philosophers as well as believers. Its historical achievement can never be unrecognized. However, after having read through and analyzing his wager, I personally realize that some of his propositions to be less persuasive evidence in a logic manner and somehow discriminatory. The wager is neatly-structured and clearly explained, each conclusion is supported by

Pascal’s wager is indeed a unique piece of philosophical argument and it sure has an enormous impact on countless philosophers as well as believers. Its historical achievement can never be unrecognized. However, after having read through and analyzing his wager, I actually found it less persuasive in a logic manner and somehow discriminatory from my personal point of view. The wager is neatly-structured and clearly explained, each conclusion is supported by the premises and they all make sense

Darius Sabau Professor Seok Philosophy 30 April 2018 Pascal’s Wager During the sixteen hundreds a great mathematician, physicist, and most importantly philosopher named Blaise Pascal was born. Even though Blaise Pascal was a true genius and inventor of many great inventions, one of the most important inventions that he created was his wager, which was later termed Pascal’s Wager. Contrary to popular belief Pascal’s Wager is not actually an argument that says that God exists, but rather it focuses

A question that people often ask themselves is, “why?” It is one that is applicable to all facets of life. It attempts to discern the meaning behind an action, whether a hidden meaning exists or not. The question “why” often is thought provoking as each individual seeks to answer their own question of “why.” It is a question so versatile that it can be asked under every single circumstance the universe could ever possibly create. The gambler inside each and every person at some point has asked “why