Pascal

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Blaise Pascal believes God as an infinite, something that we do not know. He says, “We know that there is an infinite, and are ignorant of its nature. As we know it to be false that numbers are finite, it is therefore true that there is an infinity in number. But we do not know what it is. It is false that it is even, it is false that it is odd…so we may well know that there is a God without knowing what He is.” In this, he means that even though we cannot see God and cannot physically interact with him, it is true to say that we have faith in Him and believe in Him regardless of these obstacles. Pascal thought we know the existence of the infinite, but are ignorant of its nature, because it has extensions like us but not limits like us. He explains that we as humans do not know neither the existence nor the nature of god, because of the fact the God has neither extension nor limits. Pascal thought that if there was indeed a God, he must be infinitely incomprehensible, since having neither parts nor limits; He has no affinity to us. With this Pascal summarizes that because God has no affinity to us, we are incapable of knowing either what He is or if He is. According to Pascal’s Wager, the existence of God cannot be known one way or the other, because of the fact the God is unknowable. Pascal thought that it made more sense to believe in the existence of God, than to not believe. He felt that he had nothing to give up if he believed in God, only virtue and an eternal blessed life to gain. He though that disbelief in God led to eternal damnation and a life of poisonous pleasures....