Pascal’s Wager for Beginners

Pascal's wager is an argument that you should bet, or wager, on God because of what’s at stake: you have lots to gain and not much to lose. This article provides a simple introduction Pascal’s wager and considers three objections: the many gods objection, the impossibility objection, and the irrationality objection. For a playlist of videos about Pascal's wager, see:    • Pascal's Wager   For an written version of this video, see this article: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/0... For a longer introduction to Pascal's wager, decision theory, and epistemic permissivism, see this video:    • 3 Problems With Pascal’s Wager (Answered)   For my (academic) paper on Pascal's wager and infinities, see here: https://philpapers.org/rec/JACSPW For a video responding to the objection that taking Pascal's wager involves bad motives, see this video:    • Is Pascal’s Wager Fake Faith? (Not So Fast)   For a video on evidentialism, see here:    • Should You Always Follow the Evidence? (Ev...   0:00 What is Pascal's wager? 5:48 Many Gods Objection 14:57 The Impossibility Objection 18:42 The Irrationality Objection 22:14 Summary and Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my website: http://liz-jackson.com For more on my research: http://liz-jackson.com/research/ For popular-level interviews, podcasts, and blog posts I’ve done: http://liz-jackson.com/public-philoso... Follow me on social media: Twitter:   / lizjackson111   Instagram: @lizjackson111 Facebook:   / lizjackson111