Do You Agree Or Disagree To Pascal's Claim About God

This essay will address whether if I agree or disagree to Pascal’s claim about man. In his famous essay on the Wager, Pascal claims that ‘Man is dignified, despite his vulnerabilities’. The concept of dignity means the quality or state of being worthy of respect and honor whereas vulnerability deals with being easily hurt, in other words, being weak. Pascal thought ‘Man is dignified, despite his vulnerabilities’ because he thought that people should live by believing that god exists and if a man does not believe the existence of god, he as a man is a weak person who will gain hell and punishment, instead of heaven or bliss. I disagree with Pascal’s claim because not all men are respected and honored even if some might believe god’s existence. …show more content…
He thought that what life is mostly about has a relationship with the belief of the existence of god. People who believe god’s existence will gain heaven and bliss but people who decide not to believe so will gain hell and punishment due to the fact that life is about gaining but not losing. I disagree with his point because no one knows what actually happens when you either believe god’s existence or not. It is just about making a decision on either deciding to believe or not.

Pascal’s definition of life is about gaining but losing nothing. I disagree with his thought towards what life is mostly about because not all people have the same definition of life and I do not think life is about gaining but losing nothing. I think life is about learning. I do not think that people will either gain heaven or hell based on believing or not believing god’s existence. Gaining hell or heaven depends on someone’s decision of either living as a nice person or as a devil. Of course if one decides to live as a nice person one will gain heaven and bliss but if not then that person will gain