Q&A: Pascal’s Wager
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Pascal’s Wager
Question
You argued that a person who observes commandments because of Pascal’s Wager is considered someone who observes commandments, since he observes them on the possibility that God exists. The question is about how he is defined as a believer (with practical implications for a prayer quorum or testimony): if someone comes and says that, in principle, the usual arguments did not convince him and he does not believe in God, but because of the wager he decided to observe commandments just to be on the safe side—would such a person be called a believer?
Answer
What is the meaning of this silly question? You quote what I said about this and then ask what I say? I say what you wrote. (Though I do not remember where I said this.)