Table of Contents
- 1 Why does Pascal need the probability that God exists to not be zero?
- 2 What is Pascal’s Paradox?
- 3 What is meant by hydrostatic paradox?
- 4 What is a deductive argument for the non-existence of God?
- 5 What are the moral arguments for the existence of God?
- 6 What are the rationales for not believing in deities?
Why does Pascal need the probability that God exists to not be zero?
We only have two things to stake, our “reason” and our “happiness”. Pascal considers that if there is “equal risk of loss and gain” (i.e. a coin toss), then human reason is powerless to address the question of whether God exists….Analysis with decision theory.
God exists (G) | God does not exist (¬G) | |
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Disbelief (¬B) | f2 | f3 |
What is Pascal’s Paradox?
• Pressure depends only on the elevation and. the type of the fluid; NOT on the size of the. fluid container.
What is the pragmatic argument for God’s existence?
Pragmatic arguments have often been employed in support of theistic belief. Theistic pragmatic arguments are not arguments for the proposition that God exists; they are arguments that believing that God exists is rational. The most famous theistic pragmatic argument is Pascal’s Wager.
What is meant by hydrostatic paradox?
The hydrostatic paradox states the fact that in different shaped containers, with the same base area, which are filled with a liquid of the same height, the applied force by the liquid on the base of each container is exactly the same.
What is a deductive argument for the non-existence of God?
Deductive arguments for the non-existence of God are either single or multiple property disproofs that allege that there are logical or conceptual problems with one or several properties that are essential to any being worthy of the title “ God .”
What is the argument to the best explanation?
This argument is stated in a deductive form, but it can easily be reworded as a probabilistic “argument to the best explanation,” as follows: 1 There are objective moral obligations. 2 God provides the best explanation of the existence of moral obligations. 3 Probably, God exists. More
What are the moral arguments for the existence of God?
Moral arguments for God’s existence form a diverse family of arguments that reason from some feature of morality or the moral life to the existence of God, usually understood as a morally good creator of the universe.
What are the rationales for not believing in deities?
Rationales for not believing in deities include arguments that there is a lack of empirical evidence, the problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the argument from nonbelief.