Pascal’s Wager has a premise that is often taken for granted. This premise is almost unsupportable, yet the whole argument relies upon it. Pascal’s Wager assumes that there are only two divine possibilities: An all knowing, all powerful, and perfectly moral God exists There is no God This premise is false. The world’s...

God is Immoral A recently popular response to Pascal’s Wager argues that if God exists, he is not worthy of our devotion. This is not an argument against the existence of God, but one that encourages ‘just resistance’ to God. The basic thrust of the argument is that if God is willing to reward and punish for the...

Pascal’s Wager is an argument for the belief in God, whether or not he exists. This argument looks at the pros and cons of believing in God. In essence Pascal’s Wager says “what’s in it for me.” As the argument goes, the main advantages of belief in God are after one dies. Going to heaven being the ultimate reward...