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Pascal's Wager — (or Pascal s Gambit) is a suggestion posed by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal that even though the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, a person should wager as though God exists, because so living has potentially everything … Wikipedia
Pascal's wager — The ancient and popular (or vulgar) view that belief in God is the ‘best bet’, given its classic formulation in the Pensées of Pascal . Suppose that metaphysical argument leaves us knowing nothing about divine matters. Nevertheless, we can ask if … Philosophy dictionary
Pascal's wager — Practical argument for belief in God formulated by Blaise Pascal. In his Pensées (1657–58), Pascal posed the following argument to show that belief in the Christian religion is rational: If the Christian God does not exist, the agnostic loses… … Universalium
Pascal's Wager — Паскаля пари … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
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Pascal (disambiguation) — Pascal or PASCAL may refer to:People* Pascal (name), a given name or surname * Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French mathematician and philosopherFictional characters* Pascal, the main character in the film The Red Balloon * Pascal, a character in… … Wikipedia
Pascal'swager — Pascal s wager n. An argument according to which belief in God is rational whether or not God exists, since falsely believing that God exists leads to no harm whereas falsely believing that God does not exist may lead to eternal damnation. … … Universalium
Pascal, Blaise — born June 19, 1623, Clermont Ferrand, France died Aug. 19, 1662, Paris French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. The son of a mathematician, he was a child prodigy, earning the envy of René Descartes with an essay he wrote on… … Universalium
Pascal — Contents 1 People 2 Things named after Blaise Pascal 3 Fictional characters … Wikipedia
Pascal, Blaise — (1623 1662) A French poet, mathematician, natural philosopher, and mystic who suffered from recurring headaches, vertigo, and episodes of partial paresis of the limbs, as well as from visual disturbances which have traditionally been labelled… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
