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The Wager (continued) Basically, Pascal was suggesting that you should believe in God. If you are wrong, you have nothing to lose. But if you are right, you have everything to gain. The wager was criticized many times. François-Marie Arouet (Pen name Voltaire) was the first to go against Pascal, saying that his ideas were childish and immature.
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Pascal’s WagerTristan Ford, Hasquilla Cauchon & Wisam Fares
The Wager During the 17th century, Blaise Pascal brought forward three
wagers. His most famous, yet most infamous one stated- “If you
wrongly believe in God, you lose nothing (death is the absolute end)
Whereas if you correctly believe in God, you gain everything (eternal bliss).
But if you correctly disbelieve in God, you gain nothing (death ends all)
Whereas if you wrongly disbelieve in God, you lose everything (eternal damnation).”
Therefore, you must choose and make a wager… Does God exist or not?
The Wager (continued) Basically, Pascal was suggesting that you should
believe in God. If you are wrong, you have nothing to lose. But if you are right, you have everything to gain. The wager was criticized many times. François-
Marie Arouet (Pen name Voltaire) was the first to go against Pascal, saying that his ideas were childish and immature.
The TrianglePascal is also famous for perfecting Pascal’s
Triangle as it was later renamed.The general view of the triangle is called
Pascal’s Simplices.And the Three Dimensional Version is called
Pascal's Pyramid.When using the triangle, each number in the
triangle is the sum of the two directly above it. It goes on forever and always with no end
because the numbers never end.Although he perfected it, the Chinese were
the first to use it.
The Triangle!
PascalBlaise Pascal was born a Christian on
June 19th, 1623 in France.He set his famous/infamous wager
involving God during the 17th century.And During the final years of his life, he
developed the first working bus line.He died on August 19th, 1662 at the age
of 39 with the final words, “May God always be with me.”
Random Facts• Geometry was Pascal’s favorite
subject throughout his life.• He invented the calculator (Then
called a mechanical adding machine).
• And the reason was to help his father with taxes.
• He created the casino game, Roulette.
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