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Term Paper requirements

For the term paper students will select one reading from the required readings assigned on the

syllabus. A student will argue either for or against the thesis of the author. If a student is in

agreement with the author, she must raise substantial criticisms of that author’s argument and

propose a solution for those criticisms. If the student argues against the thesis of an author, she

must herself then raise substantial criticisms of that author’s argument and consider objections to her own argument.

My thesis: According to The Wager, written by Blaise Pascal, the argument presented states that we as humans must gamble on the existence of God. Pascal suggests that if we bet on God and he turns out to exist, we have infinite reward to gain. However, if we bet against him and he exists, then we have infinite punishment to face. Although Pascal provides a philosophical coherent argument toward his belief on God’s existence, there are still certain areas within the argument that pascal refuses to consider, making it a weak argument. For this paper, I will argue against Pascal’s argument presented based on the fact that by making “a bet” on the existence of God suggests that there is either a specific God or absolutely nothing else. Pascal’s argument also refuses to consider any other religion, making his argument vague and limited to only his Christianly belief on God.

Paper length: term paper should be between 750-1250 words. Double spaced,

times new roman and 12pt font.