Is Pascal's Wager self-defeating?

[benjdm]

Pascal's wager is worthless. That said, this essay makes me smile a bit. The End of Pascal's Wager: Only Non-theists go to Heaven

[keikiwai]

Pascal's wager is a good example of how the society one lives in limits ones imagination. Logically it is utterly flawed unless you decide to accept the assumptions Pascal made. But the validity of these assumptions is just as unkown as the existance of God.

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And even if you "forced" yourself to believe in god, only true faith earns your spot in heaven, not some pro/con decision

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How do you know this? What if peope who believe in God are punished? I mean, isn't the old testament a mean and vengefull God... and anyway, why do you think God cares about us?