SOF: The Need for Creeds | The Maasai Creed [Speaking of Faith® from American Public Media]

: "In 'The Will to Believe' William James took off from Blaise Pascal's's celebrated but highly controversial argument du pari, 'the argument of wager,' in his Pensées:

'Either God is or he is not.' But to which view shall we be inclined? Reason cannot decide this question … Yes; but you must wager. There is no choice … Let us weigh up the gain and the loss involved in calling heads that God exists. Let us assess the two cases: if you win you win everything, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate then; wager that he does exist."

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