Sensus Divinitatis and Pascal's Wager Essay

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A. Pascal's Wager is saying "if you believe in God and he isn't real, you don't lose anything, and if you don't and he's real, you will suffer in your afterlife". I believe that It is better to believe, learn and worship a religion. Selecting one over the others puts you at square 1, because if you choose incorrectly, then you are no better off than the atheist. However, I also believe that Pascal Wagner is a ridiculous fallacy. It assumes only two positions, when millions of gods could be right rather than that specific one. In addition, there is a possiblity of evil god who torments believers and leaves unbelievers alone, equally valid. I do not agree with this objection because everyone one is entitled to his or her own belief without being judgement or worrying about being judged or punished in the end.

D. sensus divintatis is the feeling that you feel when you believe in something. "A God or Gods" Though I am a Christian and believe I am saved through Christ’s sacrifice, I have no self-righteous delusions of being a sinless creature. Even if I were not a Christian I would believe that there is a moral standard beyond me and I have fallen short of it, and I would know the probable source of this moral standard. For me, the moral sense was the gateway to sensus divinitatis.

C. I do not agree with this statement. There are millions of people around the world who do not believe in any Gods or do not belong to any religious group, and they have been raised and raised