Second, is you believe in god and god does not exist, the time spent on believing is wasted but the result isn't terrible. Third, says that you don't believe in god but god actually does exist, Pascal says then you would suffer from an eternal punishment. Last, proposes that you don't believe in god and god does not exist, then you would not gain or lose any benefits from this outcome. Pascal's assumptions to his argument may seem extreme since there are only four outcomes, but I find them somewhat fair. The equation of his argument can be taken and applied to almost anything and still cover the four basic outcomes. Although, there are two criticisms of Pascal's argument, the first refers to the objection philosophers have for treating belief as an action. In other words, they are insisting that an individual cannot decide to believe an idea. Furthermore emphasizing that belief is not and action in which we can control. Perhaps believing in God would make you better off, but that does not automatically force you to believe in that
Second, is you believe in god and god does not exist, the time spent on believing is wasted but the result isn't terrible. Third, says that you don't believe in god but god actually does exist, Pascal says then you would suffer from an eternal punishment. Last, proposes that you don't believe in god and god does not exist, then you would not gain or lose any benefits from this outcome. Pascal's assumptions to his argument may seem extreme since there are only four outcomes, but I find them somewhat fair. The equation of his argument can be taken and applied to almost anything and still cover the four basic outcomes. Although, there are two criticisms of Pascal's argument, the first refers to the objection philosophers have for treating belief as an action. In other words, they are insisting that an individual cannot decide to believe an idea. Furthermore emphasizing that belief is not and action in which we can control. Perhaps believing in God would make you better off, but that does not automatically force you to believe in that