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Blaise Pascal

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.

Blaise Pascal

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Pascal is saying that choosing to believe in God is a smart risk because if God exists, the believer gains everything, but if God does not exist, the believer loses nothing. Therefore, it makes sense to believe without doubt since the potential benefits far outweigh any possible loss.

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