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Uploaded by on May 16, 2007

Pascal's Wager is a short film that seeks to debunk Pascal's famous wager that argues for belief in God. Following Richard Dawkins' line of attack, this film argues that there are too many hurdles to overcome to make such a dangerous bet.

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  • That's because god(s) cannot be defined.

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  • Problem with this video is it is written by someone that has a passing thought not a real argument. First off believing is a choice and multiple choices come from that choice. Second, even if you don't believe you have knowledge of a god and so you can still speak to both crowds in that general sense and provoke thought. And lastly if you believe then you need not choose a god to believe in as you already have or you wouldn't believe in the first place.

    Seems to be someone young in thought.

  • For me, pondering god's existence is better than not pondering it. This wager assumes God will punish the unbeliever based on false teachings. We must give God a headache with our nonsense"When our iniquities rise to heaven"(God's migraine).

  • actually this video is wrong pascal goes on in his journal and says follow the ones that believe and try to believe in god not pretend

    hes just trying to help the reader to make a decision and then to follow that decision by believing in god

  • Keeping a perserved consiousness forEVER is just way too long heaven or hell. <100 years is kinda low too but still.

  • "simply believing"

    ok then

    i promise you a dollar if you "simply believe" in the purple dwarf that lives in my closet.... i dont mean pretend you believe... i mean actually believe in him...

    what you cant? oh ye of little faith....

  • "But, I ask you, why not believe in God? Why not put your true, loving belief in something greater? Why not? "

    why not believe in a giant panda that gives out candy? Why not put your true, loving belief in the candy panda? why not?

  • "Tell me of a religion that have the promised of heaven SIMPLY FOR BELIEVING?"

    What if I invent one?

  • This only works if we aren't 100% sure if christianity is true or not.

    Seeing as the god of the bble doesn't live up to the description of himself in his own word then we can be sure that christianity is false.

    We don't need to wager, becuase it's a certainty that christianity is false.

  • I posted a video response, I am sure you will approve it.

    We can all use both views in any discussion.

  • Yeah, AA tells people that too, their numbers are LOWER than those who try to quit on their own.

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