The argument that it is in one's own best interest to behave as if God exists, since the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage in believing otherwise.
So you're laying down a 21 st-century variation of Pascal's wager?
Does Pascal's wager look more attractive to you?
At least two questionable steps of logic underlie Pascal's wager.
We are faced with a kind of Pascal's wager: assume the worst and it will surely arrive: commit oneself to the struggle for freedom and justice, and it's cause may be advanced.
He was also asked what he thought of Pascal's wager.
Definition of Pascal's wager in US English:
Pascal's wager
noun
Philosophy
The argument that it is in one's own best interest to behave as if God exists, since the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage in believing otherwise.
He was also asked what he thought of Pascal's wager.
At least two questionable steps of logic underlie Pascal's wager.
So you're laying down a 21 st-century variation of Pascal's wager?
We are faced with a kind of Pascal's wager: assume the worst and it will surely arrive: commit oneself to the struggle for freedom and justice, and it's cause may be advanced.