[Really OT]: Why we believe
Mark McEahern
marklists at mceahern.com
Wed Oct 9 19:18:00 EDT 2002
[David Mertz, Ph.D.]
> [*] The idea here is that Pascal asks to consider belief in the Xtian
> schtick as if one were a gambler.
[snip excellent summary of Pascal's Wager]
Yes, but what Pascal's Wager clearly elides is the possibility that God is a
PotatoHead and he yearns for us to believe accordingly. The sham
convenience of Pascal's Wager is thereby revealed...
Reality -> Xtian Atheist PotatoHead etc...
-----------+-------+-------+-----------+
Xtian | +inf | -X | -inf |
-----------+-------+-------+------------
Atheist | -inf | +Y | -inf |
-----------+-------+-------+------------
PotatoHead | -inf | -Z | +inf |
-----------+-------+-------+------------
etc
.
.
.
<wink>
// m
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