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The Probablilty of God's Existence

Blaise Pascal
1623 - 1662

Blaise Pascal was a very influential French mathematician and philosopher who contributed too many areas of mathematics.  He laid the foundations for the theory of probability.  He applied the theory of probability to the question, "Does God exist?"  Here is the context of his theory.

God either exists or does not exist, and we must of necessity lay odds for His existence or against Him existing.

Thus (according to Blaise Pascal), there is a single hypothesis (wagering against His existence) where I am exposed to the loss of everything.  Wisdom, therefore, instructs me to make the wager (that He does exists) which ensures my winning all or, at worst, losing nothing. 

 

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