New Rule

Odradek

You're not allowed to smugly bring up Pascal's Wager unless you've read the whole of the Pensées. "But Myrmidon" you say "Then no one will bring it up". That's the point

Obā-san

gambling is illegal, so if you take pascal up on his wager, you will go to hell

catch 22, motherfuckers

Odradek

Today is Tomorrow said:

gambling is illegal, so if you take pascal up on his wager, you will go to hell

catch 22, motherfuckers

You're right, I should donate to MIRI

Imipolex G

Believe it or not, I have read the Pensées.

It was years ago, though, and I remember practically nothing of it. Anyway I am not a gambling cow

buttercrispy

but what about the people who only bring it up earnestly?

Sredni Vashtar

Then they are either very new to philosophy or have already read enough of the Pensées to have actual context.

Speaking of which, the bit about how Christ suffers eternally is the most heretical thing I have ever seen declared by a mainstream Catholic apologist.

Odradek

Gonna wiener punch