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| Pascal's wager, [[https://www.iep.utm.edu/pasc-wag/|explained here]], essentially says it would be foolish to not believe in God due to a cost/benefit analysis. There are problems with this. | Pascal's wager, [[https://www.iep.utm.edu/pasc-wag/|explained here]], essentially says it would be foolish to not believe in God due to a cost/benefit analysis. There are problems with this. | ||
| - | Which God? | + | - Which God? |
| The wager depends on a specific God with specific outcomes for specific behaviors. What if there is actually a God where the outcome is something else? What if the real one values critical inquiry above all else and rewards honest pursuits more than blind commitments? | The wager depends on a specific God with specific outcomes for specific behaviors. What if there is actually a God where the outcome is something else? What if the real one values critical inquiry above all else and rewards honest pursuits more than blind commitments? | ||
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