Definition of the Day 6-12-15 — Pascal’s Wager

PASCAL’S WAGER, n. A cunning stratagem based on the premise that God’s last name is “Ed,” his first name is “Special,” and He can’t tell the difference between lip service and belief.

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–from the revised and expanded edition of The American Heretic’s Dictionary, the best modern successor to Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary

 

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