Pascal's Wager

Should you wager that God exists? In this video I explore the famous Wager argument put forward by Blaise Pascal which suggests that the practically rational thing to do is to cultivate religious belief. 0:00 Introduction 2:34 Conceptual Tools 14:42 The Wager 24:46 Many Gods Objection 28:44 Mixed Strategy Objection 32:41 The Salvaged Wager 55:58 Conclusion ---- Support Digital Gnosis by becoming a Patron: https://bit.ly/2sTITYQ One-off donations via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Q7SGRS5855UEL Join the Discord server for after show chats: https://discord.gg/qjrUsTa Writing https://nathanormond.wordpress.com Twitter https://twitter.com/nath_ormond Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nathanormond_96/ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/digitalgnosis Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/107765445-nathan-ormond Amazon Books Wish List: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3AP2WCT13J6H?ref_=wl_share You can also donate in crypto-currency: Donate in Bitcoin: 39DN9rmq2zmfRFt5XgMZQtjg3RM5xH6dLE Donate in Eth: 0x5167332088E4b03f8974F0f71d50f5C2Ec49664C ----- Logo & Design: Thank you to Rahul Roy (ryrahul666[AT]gmail[DOT]com) for the logo Nathan Watson (nathanwatson0232[AT]gmail[DOT]com) for the banner art-work. Francois deNysschen francois[AT]prehistoricproductions[DOT]ca for the awesome intro/outtro videos! All are available for work at these email addresses!