The Wager By Blaise Pascal

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“The Wager”
by
Blaise Pascal


Pascal brings the readers to his level, or tries to explain his thought process. First he establishes two human constants, time and age. However when God and infinity are combined the result is far beyond human comprehension. Human logic cannot possibly provide the existence of God, but because God is revealed through his nature, and now established is the “existence” of God.
God is infinite and therefore his existence cannot be proven logically. So why have the Christians been marked for their religion when non-believers fail to prove or disprove Gods existence logically? Infinite chaos separates the ability of humans to perceive God and reality. No one now is to say that God does or does not exist. Christians have not the ability to prove the existence of God without faith.
A choice now presents itself. Have faith of not to have faith. You have a fifty fifty chance that a life of compromises will pay off after death. If faith and the lifestyle it creates is all it takes to reap the benefits promised by God, then why not go ahead and give him your faith? Wager your life for God because in the end nothing else matters. If God does not exist, you will have gained nothing. When you die, you die with nothing. If God does exist, then you will have gained everlasting life and happiness.
Sacrafice and determination are required to reach salvation. Learn from others mistakes and rid yourself of any afflictions. Diminish your passions so as to not be distracted. Living a Christian life, one of love and passion, will allow you to be a better person.
The ability to love is an emotion, and is not bound by logic. Therefore love has no reason to be present or absent, and it is in this love that faith exists. The heart wants to be happy, and according to Pascal being a Christian brings you happiness. The ways of the secular world will not allow you to be a complete person full o...