Blaise Pascal

Question 1

Birth/death

Answer 1

1629 - 1668

Question 2

What did he say about believing in God was like

Answer 2

a gamble

Question 3

What would happen if you believe in God and he does exist

Answer 3

You will go to heaven for eternity

Question 4

What would happen if you didn’t believe in God and he did exist

Answer 4

You would go to hell

Question 5

What would happen if you did believe in God and he did not exist

Answer 5

Nothing would happen because after death there would be nothing so you would never know

Question 6

If you don’t believe in God and he doesn’t exist

Answer 6

You will have lived your life free from the church and religion.

Question 7

Why might you believe

Answer 7

Out of fear? then you have lost your freedom to believe

Question 8

What does Marx suggest you approach the problem of God’s existence.

Answer 8

You should be able to make your own choice. This gets rid of the problem of PROVING the existence of God, your choice is a free choice. You can use probabilities to help your choice