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33. "Pascal's wager" is a sophomoric little argument

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:53 AM

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The End Game: Taking the Bet of Pascal [View all] rug Jan 2013 OP

By not seeing any "benefits" to not believing, one falsifies the choice. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #1

Prove they are benefits NoOneMan Jan 2013 #3

Prove believing in a god is a benefit. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #10

So if I take that wager... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #2

But WHICH God did Pascal choose? Speck Tater Jan 2013 #4

And to note.... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #6

The multitude of gods has informed my choice of which one to worship bongbong Jan 2013 #7

Two problems here... LeftishBrit Jan 2013 #5

I might say that the agnostic view is the only valid alternative. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #11

That is a fair distinction because it concerns gnosis. rug Jan 2013 #12

That's my reading as well. cbayer Jan 2013 #15

A refutation of Pascal's wager. longship Jan 2013 #13

Not Pascal's idiotic bet intaglio Jan 2013 #14

I completely agree with your last two paragraphs. rug Jan 2013 #17

Oh? Which ones? Come on give some examples. intaglio Jan 2013 #18

You yourself mentioned five. rug Jan 2013 #21

Nice dodge, doesn't work intaglio Jan 2013 #22

You have a lot of misindformation but there's no dodging. rug Jan 2013 #23

Actually you are still dodging intaglio Jan 2013 #24

I'm educating you not dodging you. rug Jan 2013 #27

I asked about 2 points in respect of a woman and a man intaglio Jan 2013 #28

You seem more eager to damn people than the Church does. rug Jan 2013 #29

In my world people are not damned intaglio Jan 2013 #30

"miss-spelled"? rug Jan 2013 #31

No responses of worth? intaglio Jan 2013 #32

Which ones say that? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #20

One of the best comebacks jamtoday Jan 2013 #16

Pascal had it ass backwards Fumesucker Jan 2013 #19

"Pascal's wager" is a sophomoric little argument struggle4progress Jan 2013 #33