Taking Pascal S Wager
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Taking Pascal S Wager
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Author : Michael Rota
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2016-04-21
Taking Pascal S Wager written by Michael Rota and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-21 with Religion categories.
Blaise Pascal's 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. Michael Rota explores the dynamics of doubt, evidence and decision-making in order to consider what is necessary for people to embrace the Christian faith—and the difference it makes in people's lives.
Gambling On God
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Author : Jeff Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Rl Innactive Titles
Release Date : 1994
Gambling On God written by Jeff Jordan and has been published by Rl Innactive Titles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Philosophy categories.
Gambling on God brings together a superb collection of new and classic essays that provide the first sustained analysis of Pascal's Wager and the idea of an infinite utility as well as the first in-depth look at moral objections to the Wager.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : Jeff Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-26
Pascal S Wager written by Jeff Jordan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
What if there is no strong evidence that God exists? Is belief in God when faced with a lack of evidence illegitimate and improper? Evidentialism answers yes. According to Evidentialism, it is impermissible to believe any proposition lacking adequate evidence. And if any thesis enjoys the status of a dogma among philosophers, it is Evidentialism. Presenting a direct challenge to Evidentialism are pragmatic arguments for theism, which are designed to support belief in the absenceof adequate evidence. Pascal's Wager is the most prominent theistic pragmatic argument, and issues in epistemology, the ethics of belief, and decision theory, as well as philosophical theology, all intersect at the Wager. Other prominent theistic pragmatic arguments include William James'scelebrated essay, 'The Will to Believe'; a posthumously published and largely ignored pragmatic argument authored by J.S. Mill, supporting the propriety of hoping that quasi-theism is true; the eighteenth-century Scottish essayist James Beattie's argument that the consoling benefit of theistic belief is so great that theistic belief is permissible even when one thinks that the existence of God is less likely than not; and an argument championed by the nineteenth-century French philosopher JulesLachelier, which based its case for theistic belief on the empirical benefits of believing as a theist, even if theism was very probably false.In Pascal's Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God, Jeff Jordan explores various theistic pragmatic arguments, and the objections employed against them. Jordan presents a new version of the Wager, what he calls the 'Jamesian Wager', and argues that the Jamesian Wager survives the objections hurled against theistic pragmatic arguments and provides strong support for theistic belief. In addition to arguing for a sound version of the Wager, Jordan also argues that there is aversion of Evidentialism compatible with a principled use of pragmatic arguments, and that the Argument from Divine Silence fails. Objections found in Voltaire, Hume, and Nietzsche against the Wager are scrutinized, as are objections issued by Richard Swinburne, Richard Gale, and other contemporary philosophers.The ethics of belief, the many-gods objection, the problem of infinite utilities, and the propriety of a hope based acceptance are also examined.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : Paul Bartha
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Pascal S Wager written by Paul Bartha and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with Philosophy categories.
Presents a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, its underlying theology, philosophical influence, and role in contemporary decision theory.
Using Pascal S Wager As A Model For Introducing God To Unbelievers In A Increasingly Fast Paced Secular World
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Author : Laurie Sharma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Using Pascal S Wager As A Model For Introducing God To Unbelievers In A Increasingly Fast Paced Secular World written by Laurie Sharma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Evangelistic work categories.
Statistics say that each year, 4.5 billion people, or nearly 60% of the world’s population, will gamble at least once. Every time someone gambles in a casino, the statistical probability—that is, 'the odds'—favor the house. With odds stacked against the individual gambler, it appears irrational to gamble in casinos and one must wonder why anyone would take such risks. Conversely, gambling would appear rational if the odds were not stacked against the gambler. What if the odds were significantly higher; 50/50 to be exact? If this were the case, more people would be spending more time and money at casinos with such odds. Now consider an opportunity to place a bet with odds greater than 50/50, and winnings worth far more than money alone. Pascal’s Wager does just that. It poses a simple question to unbelievers, asking them whether they believe in God or not, insisting they must choose. Michael Rota asserts that it is both rational and moral for unbelievers to “bet” on God and live a Christian life because there is much to gain and relatively little to lose. Moreover, when faced with the decision between two options: belief or unbelief in God, Pascal claims the benefits of choosing God and winning far outweigh the benefits of choosing against Him and winning. Moreover, the loss involved in choosing God and losing is insignificant compared to the loss of choosing against Him and losing. Unlike gambling with money, this bet involves a person’s life. This bet’s payoff is far greater than anything money can buy. Pascal believes that if a person bets on God, the potential windfall is eternal, with benefits unlike anything on this earth. In an increasingly post-Christian world with limited attention-spans, it is becoming increasingly imperative to establish a quick and effective way to engage in conversations about God with unbelievers. Accordingly, this thesis examines Pascal’s Wager as a quick, simple, and unobtrusive method for planting a seed in the minds of unbelievers and encouraging them to consider the reality of God by putting the power of prayer to the test—where the benefit and reward of experiencing an answer to prayer far outweighs the risk.
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Religion
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Author : William Wainwright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-12-16
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Religion written by William Wainwright and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-16 with Philosophy categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner. Each chapter is expository, critical, and representative of a distinctive viewpoint.
Christianity For Modern Pagans
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Author : Peter Kreeft
language : en
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Release Date : 2015-03-20
Christianity For Modern Pagans written by Peter Kreeft and has been published by Ignatius Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-20 with Religion categories.
Peter Kreeft believes that Blaise Pascal is the first post-medieval apologist. No writer in history, claims Kreeft, is a more effective Christian apologist and evangelist to today's uprooted, confused, secularized pagans (inside and outside the Church) than Pascal. He was a brilliant man--a great scientist who did major work in physics and mathematics, as well as an inventor--whom Kreeft thinks was three centuries ahead of his time. His apologetics found in his Pens褳 are ideal for the modern, sophisticated skeptic. Kreeft has selected the parts of Pascal's Pens褳 which best respond to the needs of modern man, and offers his own comments on applying Pascal's wisdom to today's problems. Addressed to modern skeptics and unbelievers, as well as to modern Christians for apologetics and self-examination, Pascal and Kreeft combine to provide a powerful witness to Christian truth.
Why Read Pascal
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Author : Paul J. Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2021-05-07
Why Read Pascal written by Paul J. Griffiths and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-07 with Philosophy categories.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) is known in the English-speaking world principally for the wager (an argument that it is rational to do what will affect belief in God and irrational not to), and, more generally, for the Pensées, a collection of philosophical and theological fragments of unusual emotional and intellectual intensity collected and published after his death. He thought and wrote, however, about much more than this: mathematics; physics; grace, freedom, and predestination; the nature of the church; the Christian life; what it is to write and read; the order of things; the nature and purpose of human life; and more. He was among the polymaths of the seventeenth century, and among the principal apologists of his time for the Catholic faith, against both its Protestant opponents and its secular critics. Why Read Pascal? engages all the major topics of Pascal's theological and philosophical writing. It provides discussion of Pascal's literary style, his linked understandings of knowledge and of the various orders of things, his anthropology (with special attention to his presentation of affliction, death, and boredom), his politics, and his understanding of the relation between Christianity and Judaism. Pascal emerges as a literary stylist of a high order, a witty and polemical writer (never have the Jesuits been more thoroughly eviscerated), and, perhaps above all else, as someone concerned to show to Christianity's cultured despisers that the fabric of their own lives implies the truth of Christianity if only they can be brought to look at what their lives are like. Why Read Pascal? is the first book in English in a generation to engage all the principal themes in Pascal's theology and philosophy. The book takes Pascal seriously as an interlocutor and as a contributor of continuing relevance to Catholic thought; but it also offers criticisms of some among the positions he takes, showing, in doing so, how lively his writing remains for us now.
The Rejection Of Pascal S Wager
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Author : Paul Tobin
language : en
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
Release Date : 2009
The Rejection Of Pascal S Wager written by Paul Tobin and has been published by New Generation Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Atheism categories.
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. Tobin shows the bible, with its numerous contradictions, historical errors and scientific inaccuracies, cannot be considered inerrant. He guides us through the intricacies of modern archaeology and comparative mythology, showing us that the much told stories in the Bible - Adam and Eve, Noah and Moses - are myths, invented by the ancient Hebrews under the influence of Babylonian beliefs. He demonstrates that the gospels, far from being eye-witness accounts, were written by authors unknown to us and were composed many decades after Jesus' death. He reveals that the stories regarding Jesus in the gospels are a combination of historical memory, legendary development and mythical fabrication. With the field of biblical scholarship increasingly packed with evangelicals - where the results of "research" are always in line with traditional church teachings - this book fills an important gap in the literature on Christianity and the Bible.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : James A. Connor
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-21
Pascal S Wager written by James A. Connor and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-21 with History categories.
“Pascal’s Wager is a splendid read. Connor [...] a historian who understands religion and science equally [...] keeps us turning the page.” — Michael Gurian, author of The Minds of Boys “James Connor gives a racy account of a remarkable man [...] in a book that is a fascinating read.” — Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, author of Quarks Chaos & Christianity “A compelling and readable study of one of the most influential thinkers in religious history.” — Publishers Weekly “Jim Connor is a gifted, talented man of letters...” — Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming “Bet on reading Connor’s fascinating chronicle and you can’t go wrong!” — Paul Halpern, author of Brave New Universe