Monday, April 30, 2012

Pascal's Wager

The wager: God can't be verified, but if you believe in him, you get heaven forever. If not, hell forever. Best to believe in god.

The flawed logic: A high priest of the flying spaghetti monster confronts you and says that you'd better believe in the cosmic spaghetti monster or you'll suffer forever.

The reality: Christianity is a religion. There's many religions which state that it's either heaven or hell, and you'd better believe in that specific religion. All religions are silly. The real wager isn't about belief (relatively cost free), it requires you to actively practice a religion, that costs time and money.

The conclusion: Pascal's Wager is invalid.