Editing Mathematics and God (section)

==Mathematical arguments for belief==
A common application of [[decision theory]] to the belief in God is [[Pascal's wager]], published by [[Blaise Pascal]] in his 1669 work ''[[Pensées]]''. The application is a defense of [[Christianity]] stating that "If God does not exist, the Atheist loses little by believing in him and gains little by not believing. If God does exist, the Atheist gains eternal life by believing and loses an infinite good by not believing".<ref name="Pascal's Wager">{{cite web |title=Blaise Pascal (1623) |url=http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0619b-almanac.htm |accessdate=2007-03-04 |publisher=ronaldbrucemeyer.com}}</ref> The [[atheist's wager]] has been proposed as a counterargument to Pascal's Wager.