Pascal s Wager
Blaise Pascal developed an argument for believing in God that did not require proving that God exists. ... In his work Pensées under section 233 called “infinite-nothing”, Pascal discusses three points. ... The third part of Pascal’s argument says that it is no longer a decision of reason to believe in God, but it is a decision of will. ... Pascal shows this by using the idea of infinity. ... ] He has neither extension nor limits” (Pascal 66). ... Pascal says that since we are finite with extension, we can only define things that are finite with extension. ... Now, since God has “neither extension or limits” (Pascal 66), it is impossible for us know what he is or even if he exists. By using this argument, Pascal states that you cannot use reason to determine whether God exists or not. ... Pascal goes on to show that believers cannot be blamed for making the decision that they have made. ... Pascal goes on to state that you cannot use the argument that no one should make a decision at all because God either exists, or he does not. ... In the second part of Pascal’s argument, he shows a practical approach to the belief in God.