Pascal's Wager W/ Peter Kreeft

Dr. Kreeft and I have a chat about the necessity of death, an Ursula Le Guin Short story, Albert Camu, Arguments for God's Existence, and Pascal's Wager.

[VirgoBirrane]

Love Peter Kreeft; I owe so much to him for my reconversion to the Catholic Faith 🙏✝️🙌

[ChrisMancini-fqpw]

I graduated from BC in 1998. It's core curriculum of 2 philosophy, 2 theology, history of the western world very much helped to form into who am today. Although I didn't take any classes with Dr. Kreeft, I wish that I had! God bless Dr. Kreeft and Go Eagles!

[Autobotmatt]

I love the Pensees I got a copy a year a go and always have it out and comeback to it.

[WallsClips]

This guy has such a young sounding voice for his age

[normanspiny]

Great discussion! Everyone should watch.

[charlestorres]

The story Dr. Peter Kreeft is talking about is Those Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula LeGuin

[lishkoburger]

Those who walk away from Omelas!! A quick short story, please read it!

[jeffreyadams]

For another take on how people would react if provided physical immortality check out Martin Swayne's, The Blue Germ, 1918. That's the pen name of Maurice Nicoll.

[brianw.]

I was a die hard atheist who came back to the Church after a brutal demonic oppression in 2016. God Bless!

[dezericka]

I remember this story from my grade school!

[carterfulghum]

Hey Matt, when will you be uploading the interview you did with Tim Gordon?

[carterfulghum]

Never mind! I just saw that it is premiering.

[Jkp]

The wager is interesting to counter atheists, but ultimately God wants genuine faith and love from us

[xthinker]

I tend to think of Pascal as not so much a wager but a challenge. Or a trap. Try this on for size. God, if you’re there, here I am doing this stuff that you supposedly want. Make yourself present to me. Maybe a trap because He will.

[bcthomsen]

What of you pick the wrong God then what?

[cliffhanley]

Was Einstein, et al, inclined towards theism as the guest here said?

[knights]

Maybe it is because I was blessed with the gift of Faith; even through my rebellious period. There is no way that anyone can tell me a rapist (of otherwise sound, functioning mind) does not realize what he is doing is not only illegal but morally repugnant even when he attempts to justify his actions to sooth himself. I view atheism in the same light (perhaps again my own bias); that the whole while they make arguments against God; they have a sense of fighting against reality itself.

[MaGuFer]

I believe we are gifted with faith by God. Then it helps to find out about saints, miracles, angelic apparitions and near death adventures in Heaven; which creates plenty of help to increase - or accept - out faith! With all those examples, it's actually hard to NOT believe!

[bradleywilliams]

2:50 "You can't be a saint without God." Well the idea of a saint has changed with our culture. You can't be a classical saint without God because being chosen by God is the defining feature, you can stand by as children are ripped to shreds, or order mass genocide, doesn't matter chosen by God equals saint. The term has changed to mean the selfless and just, no God or gods needed.

[mchantloup]

There are so many false premises and false dichotomies here, one hardly knows where to begin refuting these specious arguments.