Pascal’s Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God

Is it reasonable to believe in God even in the absence of strong evidence that God exists? Pragmatic arguments for theism are designed to support belief even if one lacks evidence that theism is more likely than not. Jeff Jordan proposes that there is a sound version of the most well-known argument of this kind, Pascal’s Wager, and explores the issues involved – in epistemology, the ethics of belief, decision theory, and theology.