Fallacies in Pascal's Wager

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All people, including leaders of the most powerful nations, have both strength and weaknesses. These strength and weaknesses are often manifested amid a state of uncertainty that the people face. Among these uncertainties rests the case of whether to believe in God or not. For the atheist, God is the source of their strength and a determiner of their destiny. On the contrary, the atheists believe that there is no God. As noted in the above question, each of these stands has consequences. However, it is indeed true that believing in God and eventually finding out that he does not exist presents less grave consequences than believing that he does not exist.
Believing that God does not exist has far more consequences than simply not going to heaven. As Stich and Donaldson (51) note, people who believe that God exists have a higher likelihood of overcoming their daily challenges compared to those who do not bel...