Why did he assume that believing in God and not believing are a 1-1 chance? If anything, There are thousands of Gods to believe in, so belief in a particular God would mean there is a 1/1000 chance that that God exists. Therefore you will probably go to hell if you pick him. Anyways, in light of modern science, the chance of God's existence could be infinitely small, in which you'd have to use L"Hopitals rule in order to calculate...getting into Calculus here, but anyways the point is it's not a heads or tales thing because the chance that God exists and the Chance that he doesn't are not one to one, especially if you rule in the other numerous equations. Plus, if there really isn't a God and you believe in him, spending all your life doing his bidding, you've wasted your entire life, meaning infinite loss. So even if it was a 1-1 chance that God existed, you do have an infinite loss, which is the total wastage of your life. Their, mathematically and logicallys trounced Pascal. Right?
2007-02-25 04:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by Jedi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lol someone came along and gave a thumbs down to every anti-Pascal.
2007-02-25 05:08:49 · update #1
Great, it isn't even 10am here, and I have to break out the the bottle already. Ouch!! But, this is actually the most intelligient Pascal's Wager question I have seen.
2007-02-25 04:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The love of God is not to be measured by chance like you do the lottery. God is our Heavenly Father - the closest relative we have.
His children will hear His voice, and follow Him.
Some now, some perhaps later in their lives, which is why we should never judge anyone on their beliefs of today. God has a way of tapping you on the shoulder when He is ready for you to wake up and realize His presence.
However, not all are of God; I know this will seem strange to most - because it is not generally taught in the Churches, but nonetheless, the manuscripts are quite clear:
There are two "fathers" at play here.
Those who are of God will follow Him; those who will not follow or cannot hear His voice when He calls, are of a different father.
Scripture states that in the end times, the spirit of Elijah will come to turn the hearts of the children back to their fathers. That word "fathers" is plural for a reason - there are two of them. And, even on this forum it is obvious that the hearts of the children are, in fact, being turned back to their respective "fathers".
Nothing you see, hear, or understand in this earth age is an accident, or by way of some Mathematical equasion; everything is happening for an exact reason, at an exact time.
Everything will come to light for you, and everyone else at its appointed time.
Just follow your heart, and I promise you will find out exactly where you fit into the mix.
2007-02-25 04:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is one of the many responses against Pascal's Wager, and one of the many reasons it should not be used.
Pascal was good at many things, but he didn't think this particular argument through all the way.
Bring out the vodka shots.
2007-02-25 04:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by dmlk2 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
christians love to pretend that other religions besides thiers do not exist, theyre like closet atheists with issues.
Im not a Pagan because of Pascals wager, but the bonus is i can remind christians there are other Gods and Goddesses that they choose to ignore over thiers.
2007-02-25 04:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
He loses 10 times day just on Yahoo Answers!
2007-02-25 04:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pascal has been proved wrong so many times. It's really not necessary.
2007-02-25 04:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
And yet another shot for me salud. That's how the wager was designed.
2007-02-25 04:55:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
But I still get to DRINK! right?
2007-02-25 04:39:35 · answer #8 · answered by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
you said it, and I'm drinking to it!
2007-02-25 04:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋