PHIL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omnibenevolence, Sharpening, Omnipotence
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Phil 1101 - lecture 5 - philosophy and religion part ii: practical theological and atheological. Good evidence (a priori or a posteriori) is not the only way of justifying a belief. A belief might be justified by the expedient. Perhaps this is (cid:449)hat so(cid:373)e people (cid:373)ea(cid:374) i(cid:374) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g, (cid:862)you gotta ha(cid:448)e faith! (cid:863) Thought up the basis of probability theory. Pascal also invented: the astrolabe, the concept of double-entry bookkeeping, the syringe. (cid:862)if there if a god (cid:449)e are i(cid:374)(cid:272)apa(cid:271)le of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)i(cid:374)g either (cid:449)hat he is or if he is. (cid:863) (cid:862)(cid:862)god is, or he is (cid:374)ot. (cid:863) but to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h side shall (cid:449)e i(cid:374)(cid:272)li(cid:374)e? (cid:863) easo(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) de(cid:272)ide (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g here a ga(cid:373)e is (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g pla(cid:455)ed (cid:449)here heads or tails (cid:449)ill tur(cid:374) up. What (cid:449)ill (cid:455)ou (cid:449)ager? (cid:863) (cid:862)but you (cid:373)ust wager(cid:863) Theism is a wager that the gcb exists. Pascal claims that both agnosticism and atheism have the effect of wagering that the gcb does not exist.
