That is: the "true" God is a trickster (maybe Devil if you prefer) who has planted Pascal's Wager into our culture. The Trickster God sends people who believe in Pascal's Wager to hell, and sends those who understand this inverse to heaven (including Atheists who were unconvinced of Pascal's Wager). After all, what use does a Trickster God have of people who are so easily tricked?
Now, I'm personally religious. But this isn't here nor there. The point is that Pascal's Wager is an interesting thought experiment, but its often taught from only one point of view. Its not really built upon a strong philosophical foundation at all.
Ultimately, basing your faith on what amounts to a philosophical question from the 1600 without considering its counter-arguments (grown over the many centuries) is a bit of a folly. Of course there are counter arguments, Pascal's Wager is incredibly old.
Have you considered the inverse Pascal wager?
That is: the "true" God is a trickster (maybe Devil if you prefer) who has planted Pascal's Wager into our culture. The Trickster God sends people who believe in Pascal's Wager to hell, and sends those who understand this inverse to heaven (including Atheists who were unconvinced of Pascal's Wager). After all, what use does a Trickster God have of people who are so easily tricked?
Now, I'm personally religious. But this isn't here nor there. The point is that Pascal's Wager is an interesting thought experiment, but its often taught from only one point of view. Its not really built upon a strong philosophical foundation at all.
Ultimately, basing your faith on what amounts to a philosophical question from the 1600 without considering its counter-arguments (grown over the many centuries) is a bit of a folly. Of course there are counter arguments, Pascal's Wager is incredibly old.