Pascal's wager comic book

The objection concedes that it makes sense to think of the. He may not have used the two words pascal wager anywhere in the video, but the core of his message is exactly the same. When jill turns to colleague sam bakalis for advice, he challenges her to make pascals wagerto bet that god exists by living as if he does. If you and the other intellects greater than pascal sarcasm actually read more than comics and reddit youd know that he has practical suggestions about the steps to take, that he didnt claim his wager was a proof of gods existence, that his wager was a thought experiment for the agnostic on the fence, and that pascal knew all too well that.

Tobin shows the bible, with its numerous contradictions, historical errors and scientific inaccuracies, cannot be considered inerrant. Either something makes sense to you to varying degrees, or it doesnt. The story is based on something said by seventeenth century mathematician blaise pascal. He said that it is not possible to prove or disprove that god exists. Reconstruct pascals wager as carefully as possible. A successful rebuttal to any form of pascals wager, a rebuttal which requires theists to abandon several of their cherished beliefs about god andor heaven if they are to escape its logic, demonstrating in the process that unbelief may be the safest bet after all. Hovind, who i feel has a serious credibility problem in terms of credentials, his methods for contesting evolution leave a lot to be desired. Bandette, drawn by colleen coover, was awarded the eisner award for best digital series in 20, 2016, and 2017.

What is distinctive about pascals approach to the latter question is that he thinks that we can answer it without. Its untenable because it asks one to believe in a superhero god, like superman zeus, on the mere possibility he might exist. At the end of the post you propose the atheist wager in the exact framework of pascals wager. Pascals wager or pascals gambit is the name for an idea that blaise pascal had. You sit there and weigh the good and the bad of belief vs nonbelief and existence of god vs nonexistence and make the conscious choice that the maximum benefit is gained through belief. In addition, pascals wager does not prove the existence of gd, but the logic in believing or striving to believe in him. Pascals wager also does a great job of imitating the multipath set up that the genre is known, bringing things full circle on a regular basis with a newly opened gate or reachable ladder. If you believe in god only as a bet, that is certainly not a deep, mature, or adequate faith. After tackling the free will defence to the problem of evil, i thought id take a look at one of the least imposing arguments im familiar with for gods existence, yet one of the most prevalent. If god existed, and the person believed in god, he would be rewarded with happiness forever. This means, first, that they should hope and therefore desire that they might find a higher meaning and value to their existence by making contact with a beneficent power beyond the. If the christian god does not exist, the agnostic loses little by believing in him and gains correspondingly little by not believing. Michael rota explores the dynamics of doubt, evidence, and decisionmaking in order to consider what is necessary for people to embrace the christian faithand the difference it makes in peoples lives.

Why pascals wager is wrong if you gain, you gain all. Its argument is rooted in what has subsequently become known as game theory. Since your whole argument is the validity of choosing the opposite of pascals proposal, by your reasoning, living an evil life would be the opposing choice. It posits that humans bet with their lives that god either exists or does not pascal argues that a rational person should live as though god exists and seek to believe in god.

Its called soonish, and jeez, wed appreciate if youd grab a copy. But if he did then pascals wager wouldnt even apply to him because hed have already decided the issue. In conclusion, pascals wager, while an interesting piece of philosophical thought, should have no place in a christians evangelistic and apologetic repertoire. With the wager, pascal attempted to provide a compelling reason to believe in god based upon happiness and possible outcomes. It reasons thereupon,and calls it nature, necessity, and can believe nothing else.

The bible is not proof of god any more than a spiderman comic is proof of spiderman and not believing in a guy who, if he exists, has used all the magic at his disposal to erase any evidence for his existence is. The wager appeals not to a high ideal, like faith, hope, love, or proof, but to a low. Is pascals wager a good argument for believing in god. He guides us through the intricacies of modern archaeology and comparative. Pascals wager is not untenable because the different religions contradict each other. My only problem with the book is the tendency for connor at times to overdramatize events. Only nontheists go to heaven 2003 by richard carrier. In taking pascals wager, rota confronts the usual objections to the wager and argues that they all miss the point. Confirmed atheist jill mcgavock faces the mental deterioration of he. Michael gurian, author of the minds of boys james connor gives a racy account of a remarkable man. What major objections can you construct to the wager. So far we have discussed a number of arguments for or against the. Pascals wager refuted by the great philosopher, homer j. For those who say that more evidence is needed before christianity can be considered rational, rota provides a solid response.

Here is a brief summary of john allen paulos critique of pascals wager in his book irreligion. Pascals wager is the name given to an argument put forward by the french philosopher and mathematician blaise pascal in the 17th century. Armed with the results of critical historical research and a mind free from the shackles of dogma, paul tobin dissects the bible and the historical jesus in a way only a sceptic can. But if the truth of the comic books story were an open question they are. Blaise pascal 16231662 was a french mathematician and physicist and made great progress in the formulation of the laws of probability. His argument for belief in god was based not on an appeal to evidence that god exists, but rather on the idea that it is in our own interests to believe in god and it is therefore rational for us to do so. Math professor and atheist jill mcgavock feels helpless. As often happens, the outside promised a little more than it delivered. He is considered to be the father of modern probability theory.

Pascal s wager religion an argument for theism and specifically christianity, according to the writer maintaining that belief in christianity ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness should god exist, whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness. Paul tobin is the eisneraward winning, new york timesbestselling author of bandette, colder, and many other comic books and graphic series. Pascals wager puts the choice and onus on the individual, whereas, the atheist wager places the onus on gd without a clear foundation. Pascals wager jack fishers official publishing blog. Pascals wager is aimed at people for whom the question is undecided. Her mother is losing the mental capabilities that made her what she isa brilliant pathologist. The idea behind it is that, if all things were equal, its better to believe than not to believe, because the consequences of believing and being wrong nothing compared to th. If the christian god does exist, the agnostic gains.

Pascal argued that, while its impossible to prove whether or not god exists, people should believe in god anyway. The manygods objection the most common criticism directed toward the wager is that pascal has set his betting partition too narrowly, that there are possibilities that pascal ignored and that drastically affect the wager. Is it safer to believe in god even if there is no proof that one exists. No, its not a good argument, not even from the christian perspective.

Pascals wager ontario consultants on religious tolerance. Blaise pascal was a 17th century french philosopher, theologian, and. Pascals wager debunked blaise pascal refuted youtube. Explain whether you consider pascals wager a proof of gods existence or not. My whole problem with pascals wager is that once youve recognized it, youve pretty much condemned yourself to hell. Pascals reasoning was that since nothing is known for certainity, the christian faith may be as good as any other belief, and since the possible gain from belief is so much greater than the possible gain from unbelief, christianity was the bet that gave the highest gain. It is rational to seek a relationship with god and live a deeply christian life, because there is very much to gain and relatively little to lose 12. Pascals wager assumes that people can choose what they believe, when this simply isnt true. While pascal s contradictions are wellknown to history, connor fleshes out both sides of the man and the theme of selfconflict is a common thread throughout the book.

I propose to reformulate pascals wager as urging those who doubt gods existence to embrace a doubt of desire rather than a doubt of indifference. A mathematician explains why the arguments for god just dons add up. So those 2 things increase the chances that theism is safe, thus pascals wager is infallible. Galactus or dark side or any other god depicted from your favorite comic book. First of all, i love the cover, with its metallic sheen and grunge look, and the title pascals wa ger. Pascals wager is an argument in philosophy presented by the seventeenthcentury french philosopher, mathematician and physicist, blaise pascal 16231662. Pascals wager also known as pascals gambit is blaise pascals application of decision theory to the belief in god. Pascals wager the whole thing on the way to ithaca. Therefore weve no reason to think that 1 is true, and we can assume any number of possibilities. Saturday morning breakfast cereal pascals other wager. Pascals wager presupposes ignorance god cant be proven or disproven through reason.

I am sure many theists and atheists have heard of pascals wager. Pascal argues that it is always a better bet to believe in god, because the expected value to be gained from believing in god is always greater. Christians are to share and proclaim the gospel of jesus christ, which alone is the power of. I believe there are very sound responses to each of his points mentioned below and i plan on discussing them in the next. Have i mentioned lately that me and kelly wrote a book about future science and technology thats loaded with brand new comics. Blaise pascals wager argues that since there is much to gain and relatively little to lose, the wise decision is to seek a relationship with god and live a christian life. Faith, evidence and the abundant life ebook 9780830899999 by michael w. The dc and marvel comic book universes contradict each other. What about a single allpowerful god who only lets atheists into heaven, because god is an atheist too.

If you got more than a bminus in a high school science class at a legitimate public school, even in america, youre capable of seeing through his poorlyrendered ideas. But it is something, it is a start, it is enough to dam the tide of atheism. Clarify the meaning of pascals sentence, the heart has its reasons which reason does not know. Blaise pascal 16231662 was a 17 th century french mathematician and scientist who, sadly, died at the age of 39 in a vehicle accident.