Pascal's Wager

Blaise Pascal’s wager about is an interest thought experiment because it essentially puts science and faith at two distinct entities that have defining roles. The whole notion of the wager is to prove the supremacy of God and that life is being played at his discretion with the notion that someday we may or may not meet him. When the existence of God is questioned, individuals try to use science and scientific reasoning to prove that belief. The nature of God is to be above the notion of…

existence of God. Among these arguments is a unique claim known as Pascal’s Wager. Pascal’s Wager was formulated by the seventeenth century French philosopher Blaise Pascal. Pascal’s Wager is different than other philosophical arguments in the sense that it is not an evidence based argument. Pascal’s Wager is based solely on reason whereas other arguments, such as the teleological argument, are based on empirical evidence. Pascal’s Wager doesn’t present evidence for why God exists, rather it…

Seemingly unrelated, Blaise Pascal’s Wager and Michael Shadlen and William Newsome’s Motion perception: Seeing and deciding are, in actuality, complementary and tie together the disciplines of philosophy and cognitive neuroscience in a thought-provoking way. In this paper, I discuss how the integration of Pascal’s Wager and Shadlen and Newsome’s research in the lateral parietal region (LIP) can reveal unique insights that are inaccessible when reviewing the texts independently. Specifically, I…

In Pascal’s Rapist which uses Pascal’s Wager and applies it to rape. Pascal’s Wager written by Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), states that the existence of god cannot be known so it is better to believe in a god so I do not suffer infinite loss (hell) and gain the possibility of an infinite gain (heaven). Essential Pascal’s Wager adds gain, ‘neutrality’ and loss to the possibilities. Whereas Schrödinger’s Rapist states…

Pascal's wager argument uses religious belief as a possible solution to an individual's personal benefits. Pascal argues more specifically how the advantage of believing in God greatly outweighs the effectiveness of not believing in God. Therefore, giving each individual good reasoning to believe in God. There are two explanations of reasoning for belief, or reasoning in order to execute some type of action. The first kind is prudential reason, this reasoning is used to persuade that you are…

Pascal: Pascal’s Wager essentially revolves around the fact that betting on God’s existence is the best bet that one can make.This is because if one wagers on God’s existence and God doesn’t exist, they lose nothing. However, if he does exist, then the can potentially gain entrance into Heaven which is the ultimate reward. Therefore, betting on God’s existence is the best bet that one can possibly make. Pascal’s Wager excludes the important virtues that support Christianity and serves as a…

Blaise Pascal Pascal's Wager is an argument in philosophy presented by the seventeenth-century French philosopher. He thinks that people are betting on their lives that God exists or not. In Pascal’s view, he argues that a person should live as if God exists and believe in God. If in reality the God does not exist, they still can get the profits in their life. He also developed the theory of modern probability, and believed the reason cannot prove or not prove the existence of God.…

one forms an opinion without diligent, accurate research, and that opinion turns out to be wrong, this erring of thought could have been avoided. If eternal life is lost due to erring thoughts, even though the eternal was not understood, then Pascal’s Wager would have seemed the logical option. If one stands up and states proof of God exists, perhaps this one should be heard. I was never a writer; more of a thinker. After several online discussions with atheist online regarding God and His…

theories to determine which one is best. I will analyze the controversies and counter arguments of each theory starting with Pascal’s Wager, followed by the Cosmological Argument, and finally the Argument from Evil. Pascal’s Wager, the belief that people must choose whether or not to bet on God’s existence, is the most sound argument making it superior to the others. Pascal’s Wager begins by examining nature. He argues that “We know that the infinite exists without knowing its nature, just…

Anselm’s Ontological Argument v. Pascal’s Wager In this paper, I will be describing Anselm’s Ontological Argument and Pascal’s Wager and then contrast the differences between the two. These two arguments help to determine the existence of God. There are three norms of belief: ordinary belief, religious belief, and faith seeking understanding. The norms of ordinary belief are based on sufficient evidence to prove it is true. Without proper evidence, this type of belief can be considered false…