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To: killermosquito
Pascal's wager falls down in two respects.

First, which God? Read a little further in the Pensees and you will find that he suggests reinforcing a tentative belief by "having masses said, taking the holy water" which makes it clear that his wager is not a bet on God, but a bet on Roman Catholic doctrine. Let me ask you, would I be wagering correctly if I chose to be a Unitarian, a Jehovah's Witness, or a Jew?

Second, if there is anything an omniscient God should know, it's the contents of the human heart. Do you not think God could tell the difference between true belief and a belief concocted for the purposes of winning the "wager"??

13 posted on 12/20/2011 10:27:31 AM PST by Notary Sojac (Liberalism: Ideas so good, they have to be mandatory!!)
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To: Notary Sojac
First, which God?

I ask the same question of atheist. Which God do you know does not exist?

The creative principle of the universe; there is none? The source of your absolute truths; there are none?...

Often, in my experience when an atheist describes the God they don't believe in, my response is "I don't believe in that God either."

17 posted on 12/20/2011 11:02:20 AM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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