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His wager is found in his "Pensees", a work that was unfinished at his death. It was meant as an apology, defense, of Christianity. Pascal was intensely religious, so we know what he thought about this wager.
I don't think you can defend Christianity by using the wager. (Edit: nor was it mean't to be imo). Which is reflective of the theists (me among them) on this thread, who have in large, been defending Pascal not so much defending Christianity.
(I'm getting that book)
I agree. Pascals Wager isn't particularly a defence of Christianity.
It's a defence of open-mindedness and giving God (theism) the benefit of the doubt.
a) God? Yes
b) God? Maybe
c) God? No
Why would you unnecessarily lock in option c) so early?
There's plenty of time to reject God. Why rush?
Keith&Co has a problem with my use of the term "presuppositional" atheism (which Pascal's Wager addresses) but is there any other type of atheism?
You either believe there's no God as an act of faith or you have the sort of incontrovertible evidence for atheism that you demand from theists.