I think Pascal's Wager fails for three reasons: 1) Humans cannot choose what they believe...
This is true .
It’s now been 58 days since you posted that comment and still no one has disagreed with you. Apparently everyone continues to see that that is the truth of the issue.
but be careful to understand the nature of “belief.”
Despite the insistence of some, we are not born nor pre-destined to be Christian, Moslem, Hindu or atheist.
Belief begins as acculturation from family and community. Then life experience, training, personality, intellectual ability and information will affirm, challenge, change or discard those beliefs.
You do have some control, through study and experience, over whether the beliefs you were raised in are still appropriate for you or if there is some alternate belief (or lack thereof) with which you find more comfort.
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