ABSTRACT
This is a fairly weak argument. An atheist would argue that reason does help us decide-against God. And some theists will produce rational arguments in support of the existence of God: cosmological, ontological, and moral arguments. Pascal’s wager is for that rare situation in which someone remains undecided on the dispute between theism and atheism-where it really is a coin toss. Pascal’s response in such a circumstance is to devise a rational betting strategy. This reduces the question of belief in God to a matter of a casino game, based upon self-interest.
