PHILOSOPHY - Religion: Pascal's Wager

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Susanna Rinard (Harvard University) explains Pascal's Wager, Blaise Pascal's famous argument for belief in God. Lifting an approach from the gambling hall, Pascal argued that, given the odds and the potential payoff, belief in God is a really good deal. Even if the chance that God exists is low, rationality, he claimed, compels us to wager for God. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1vz5fK9 More on Susanna Rinard: http://bit.ly/2nXlrTo ---- Wi-Phi @ YouTube: http://bit.ly/1PX0hLu Wi-Phi @ Khan Academy: http://bit.ly/1nQJcF7 Twitter: https://twitter.com/wirelessphi Instagram: @wiphiofficial Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1XC2tx3 ---- Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/5VMn/

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