Freerain on Politics and Religion: Freerain's Wager

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Friday, January 2, 2004

Freerain's Wager

Freerain’s Wager There has been a great many Christians who invoke Pascal’s Wager in defense of their faith, saying that it is better to put your faith and life in the belief of God, than to not, since if there is a god, than being on that side of the wager, you’ll get the reward you’re promised in the afterlife or at the least avoid the promise of eternal torment in a lake of fire. On the other hand, if there is no god then the “no harm, no foul” mentality steps in and you loose nothing. On the... Sign in to see full entry.

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