English Dictionary

Pascal's wager

固有名詞

(religion) An argument for theism (and specifically Christianity, according to the writer) maintaining that belief in the divine ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness (should God or divine beings exist), whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness and carries the risk of eternal damnation.

日本語の意味

パスカルの賭けは、神（特にキリスト教の神）の存在を前提として、信仰を選ぶことによりこの世での幸福が得られるだけでなく、神が存在すれば永遠の幸福の可能性も得られるとする宗教的議論です。 / 一方で、無神論はこの世で幸せを感じる可能性はあっても、永遠の幸福を期待できず、さらには永遠の罰のリスクを伴うとされる点が強調されます。

Even critics admit that Pascal's wager raises an important question about how to weigh the possible eternal consequences of belief and unbelief.

批判者でさえ、パスカルの賭け（神の存在を信じることを合理的な賭けとし、信仰が永遠の幸福の可能性をもたらすと主張する議論）が、信仰と不信仰の可能性ある永遠の帰結をどう評価すべきかという重要な問題を提起していることを認めている。

意味（1）

(religion) An argument for theism (and specifically Christianity, according to the writer) maintaining that belief in the divine ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness (should God or divine beings exist), whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness and carries the risk of eternal damnation.

In the unlikely event of losing Pascal's Wager, I intend to saunter in to Judgement Day with a bookshelf full of grievances, a flaming sword of my own devising, and a serious attitude problem.