Order. I should be much more afraid of being mistaken and then finding out that Christianity is true than of being mistaken in believing it to be true. 386
Early on in section II, we come across this quote from Pascal. With regards to religion, in relation to this quote, it would seem hard to pin down exactly what Pascal believes. It seems that we have two options here: Not believing in God, then being pleasantly surprised when he actually does exist. Or, believing in God, and then being completely let down if he does not exist. It would seem as though living a life completely devoted to a being or divine spirit and then realizing that it does not exist would be one of the biggest misfortunes a mortal being could endure. Is Pascal simply telling us not to get our hopes up? If God does exist, great! But if he doesn't, at least you prepared yourself... Is this the right mindset to have toward faith? What is the right one to have?
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