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21/01/17

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Originally posted by DBT9 ↑

''Was not aware of this philosopher's logic. Very interesting.

Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas they stand to receive infinite gains (as represented by eternity in Heaven) and avoid infinite losses (eternity in Hell).^[2]''

^{You should also become aware of the flaws in the logic of Pascals reasoning and his wager.... flaws that are fatal for the wager.}

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Yes the major flaw seems to be that it does not tell you which God to believe in.
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