 If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that God exists. ... On one side is an eternity of life, of infinite blessedness to be gained, and what you stake is finite. . . . Our proposition is, that...  Pascal - Pagina 199door John Tulloch - 1878 - 205 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Blaise Pascal - 1850 - 482 pagina’s
...Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering for the existence of a God. Look at the alternatives. If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists! Admirable! It is true I must wager; but I risk, perhaps, too much. Let us consider. Since... | |
 | John Stoughton - 1879 - 358 pagina’s
...(Euvres Completes de Blaise Pascal, i. pp. 248, 249. Pensees, article premier. ULAISE PASCAL. tical idea, "If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you...finite. Our proposition is, that the finite is to bo vested in a wager, in which, there is an equal chance of gain or loss, and infinitude to gain."... | |
 | William Robinson Clark - 1902 - 276 pagina’s
...gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances: if you gain, you gain everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He exists.—That is admirable: yes, we must wager; but perhaps I wager too much.—Let us see. Since... | |
 | Peter Kreeft - 1988 - 308 pagina’s
...weigh up the gain and the loss involved in calling heads that God exists. Let us assess the two cases: if you win, you win everything: if you lose, you lose nothing. Do not hesitate then: wager that he does exist. If God does not exist, it does not matter how you wager,... | |
 | Richard H. Akeroyd - 1991 - 150 pagina’s
...which side will you place your bet? . . . Let us weigh the gain and loss in betting that God is. ... If you win you win everything; if you lose you lose nothing. 12 It would seem irrefutable, from this argument, that anyone who does not believe in the existence... | |
 | Richard Viladesau, Mark Stephen Massa - 1991 - 348 pagina’s
...the gain and the loss if you take “heads”: that God exists. Let us examine the two possibilities. If you win, you win everything, if you lose, you lose nothing. So bet on God's existence, without hesitation. “Wonderful! Yes, I must bet; but perhaps the stakes... | |
 | Peter Higbie Van Ness - 1992 - 364 pagina’s
...choice must be made, let us see which offers you the least interest. . .. Let us assess the two cases: if you win you win everything, if you lose you lose nothing. Do no hesitate then; wager that he does exist. . .. Here there is an infinity of infinitely happy life... | |
 | Peter Kreeft - 1993 - 350 pagina’s
...weigh up the gain and the loss involved in calling heads that God exists. Let us assess the two cases: if you win you win everything, if you lose you lose nothing. 1 Do not hesitate then; wager that he does exist. M 'That is wonderful. Yes, I must wager, but perhaps... | |
 | Stanley J. Scott - 1991 - 334 pagina’s
...are not a free agent; you are committed. Which will you have, then?”. .. “Heads: God exists!” If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Bet He exists!” We can begin our little foray by putting both chips—the literature and the belief... | |
 | Jeff Jordan - 1994 - 180 pagina’s
...your happiness? Let us weigh up the gain and the loss involved in calling heads that God exists. ... if you win you win everything, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate then; wager that he does exist, (pp. 150-51) How to capture this in a form that will... | |
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