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#If God does exist and you do believe in God, you will receive an eternity in [[heaven]]; infinite gain.

#If God does exist and you do believe in God, you will receive an eternity in [[heaven]]; infinite gain.

[[Blaise Pascal]] reasoned that, given the relative gains and losses for each scenario, the only sensible course for a rational human being was to believe in God since the potentially infinite gains and losses which occur if God exists outweigh any possible loss in a finite situation if God does not exist.  This is true regardless of what probability one assigns to God's existence as long as some possibility is assigned.  Pascal's wager as Pascal stated it is flawed within the context of [[Christianity]], because based upon Christian theology, mere belief in God does not ensure [[salvation]].

[[Blaise Pascal]] reasoned that, given the relative gains and losses for each scenario, the only sensible course for a rational human being was to believe in God since the potentially infinite gains and losses which occur if God exists outweigh any possible loss in a finite situation if God does not exist.  This is true regardless of what probability one assigns to God's existence as long as some possibility is assigned.   

Pascal's wager is also not geared for multiple competing god scenarios where various forms or selections of gods are given that may be mutually or partially exclusive.

Pascal's wager is also not geared for multiple competing god scenarios where various forms or selections of gods are given that may be mutually or partially exclusive.

[[Category:Philosophy]]

[[Category:Philosophy]]

[[Category:Theology]]

[[Category:Theology]]