Pascal's Wager gives no evidence for the existence of God at all. It is simply a proposal that it is safer to believe in God and be wrong than not to believe and suffer the consequences should the deity actually exist. It's a scare tactic, but one that might also be used by Jews, or Muslims, or anyone else with a deity to promote; but let's be honest. It is only the Christian god that Pascal was interested in promoting with his wager. So, which Christian faith does the wager suggest one adopt? The faith representing the most vengeful god of course, for that is the god we should most want to mollify. I think, then, based on Pascal's Wager we would should all hedge our bets by becoming Westboro Baptists.
Your thoughts?
No actually Mercy when it is received, Mercy we are to give
See this parable
Matthew 5:7 Blessed
are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.
Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what
that meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 12:7 But if ye had known what
this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Luke 10:37 And he said, He that shewed
mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
[h=3]Matthew 18:23-35[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. [SUP]24 [/SUP]And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. [SUP]25 [/SUP]But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. [SUP]26 [/SUP]The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. [SUP]27 [/SUP]Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. [SUP]28 [/SUP]But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. [SUP]29 [/SUP]And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. [SUP]30 [/SUP]And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. [SUP]31 [/SUP]So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. [SUP]32 [/SUP]Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: [SUP]33 [/SUP]shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? [SUP]34 [/SUP]And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. [SUP]35 [/SUP]So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing
we have this ministry, as
we have
received mercy,
we faint not;