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Zikten 06/12/21 8:36:12 PM #1:	Essentially, it's saying you should just believe in God just in case. But you can't just force yourself to believe in something. You either believe or you don't. Pascal's Wager is saying to try to....fool God I guess, if he exists. He would know you were faking it though. Because of this I've always consider Pascal's Wager to be bullshit. No real athiest would ever consider it. It's something only a person who already believed would ever think makes any sense <cite>Zikten posted [p:954934970] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Essentially, it's saying you should just believe in God just in case. But you can't just force yourself to believe in something. You either believe or you don't. Pascal's Wager is saying to try to....fool God I guess, if he exists. He would know you were faking it though. Because of this I've always consider Pascal's Wager to be bullshit. No real athiest would ever consider it. It's something only a person who already believed would ever think makes any sense</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 06/12/21 8:36:55 PM #2:	it also doesn't make sense because it's presented as flipping a coin. but it's not. it's the wheel of robots wheel from futurama. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! And then there's Abby... She likes to braid <cite>Medussa posted [p:954934986] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>it also doesn't make sense because it's presented as flipping a coin. but it's not. it's the wheel of robots wheel from futurama. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/12/21 8:37:19 PM #3:	It was the middle ages they didn't have much to work with in terms of philosophy --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:954934999] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>It was the middle ages they didn't have much to work with in terms of philosophy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
David1988 06/12/21 8:38:56 PM #4:	Pascal was a better mathematician than a philosopher --- Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. <cite>David1988 posted [p:954935036] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Pascal was a better mathematician than a philosopher </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 06/12/21 8:41:00 PM #5:	If Pascal is so smart why is he dead? --- https://imgur.com/EX6Md7k https://imgur.com/X4cT0Sp https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:954935091] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>If Pascal is so smart why is he dead? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/12/21 8:41:02 PM #6:	David1988 posted... Pascal was a better mathematician than a philosopher PFFT tell me every number Pascal made then --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:954935092] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>David1988 posted... </cite> <quote>Pascal was a better mathematician than a philosopher</quote>PFFT tell me every number Pascal made then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 06/12/21 8:41:14 PM #7:	It also assumes there's only one correct God to believe in. --- #FeelTheBern https://imgur.com/q5z4CUu https://imgur.com/6B9oFXh https://imgur.com/sy42Dlf <cite>lilORANG posted [p:954935096] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>It also assumes there's only one correct God to believe in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 06/12/21 8:56:51 PM #8:	Isnt he a dog? --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. <cite>Stagmar posted [p:954935529] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Isnt he a dog? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
David1988 06/12/21 8:58:22 PM #9:	Stagmar posted... Isnt he a dog? thats Pavlov youre thinking of I think --- Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. <cite>David1988 posted [p:954935572] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Stagmar posted... </cite> <quote>Isnt he a dog?</quote> thats Pavlov youre thinking of I think </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 06/12/21 9:00:06 PM #10:	Stagmar posted... Isnt he a dog? He was a tomboy anime girl --- https://imgur.com/EX6Md7k https://imgur.com/X4cT0Sp https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:954935631] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Stagmar posted... </cite> <quote>Isnt he a dog?</quote>He was a tomboy anime girl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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s0nicfan 06/12/21 9:07:17 PM #12:	lilORANG posted... It also assumes there's only one correct God to believe in. Technically it would still work with multiple possible gods since the odds of getting 1 right out of X is still better than getting them all wrong. The bigger flaw is that it assumes all wrong choices are equally bad. Hypothetically there could be a religion where believing in another god gets you put in a worse hell than not believing in anything, whereas the "wager" assumes you're no worse off picking a "wrong" god than picking no god. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:954935844] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite> <quote>It also assumes there's only one correct God to believe in.</quote> Technically it would still work with multiple possible gods since the odds of getting 1 right out of X is still better than getting them all wrong. The bigger flaw is that it assumes all wrong choices are equally bad. Hypothetically there could be a religion where believing in another god gets you put in a worse hell than not believing in anything, whereas the "wager" assumes you're no worse off picking a "wrong" god than picking no god. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/12/21 9:13:09 PM #13:	Smackems posted... It was the middle ages no it wasn't --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:954936000] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>It was the middle ages</quote>no it wasn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 06/12/21 9:15:14 PM #14:	Quit trying to think you could possibly have any understanding that an omnipotent deity could have --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:954936056] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Quit trying to think you could possibly have any understanding that an omnipotent deity could have </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeDangIt 06/12/21 9:17:06 PM #15:	My aunt tried using that argument on me, not that I think she knows who Pascal is. <cite>JoeDangIt posted [p:954936107] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>My aunt tried using that argument on me, not that I think she knows who Pascal is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ButteryMales 06/12/21 9:30:43 PM #16:	Unsugarized_Foo posted... Quit trying to think you could possibly have any understanding that an omnipotent deity could have Pascal is doing that too. <cite>ButteryMales posted [p:954936478] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>Unsugarized_Foo posted...</cite><quote>Quit trying to think you could possibly have any understanding that an omnipotent deity could have</quote>Pascal is doing that too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 06/12/21 9:48:48 PM #17:	ButteryMales posted... Pascal is doing that too. I'd tell him too, but he's in hell --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:954937010] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>ButteryMales posted... </cite> <quote>Pascal is doing that too.</quote> I'd tell him too, but he's in hell </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xavier_On_High 06/12/21 10:13:43 PM #18:	It's weird how much credence it's given by Christian apologists when there are so many flaws with it. I think people just like the sound of it, despite the fact that it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. --- http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnafhjcUz1qmxswbo1_500.gif <cite>Xavier_On_High posted [p:954937645] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>It's weird how much credence it's given by Christian apologists when there are so many flaws with it. I think people just like the sound of it, despite the fact that it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 06/13/21 12:38:46 AM #19:	David1988 posted... thats Pavlov youre thinking of I think No, its Pascal. --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. <cite>Stagmar posted [p:954941676] in Pascal's W... [t:79509338]...</cite> <quote>David1988 posted... </cite> <quote>thats Pavlov youre thinking of I think</quote>No, its Pascal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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