Pascal’s Wager looks clever on the surface, but falls apart under scrutiny. Belief isn’t a light switch, the argument stacks the deck, and what passes for logic is mostly performance.
“If you believe in wind, why not God?” Because one is measurable and leaves a trace—and the other doesn’t. Atheists don’t reject gods for being invisible. They reject them for being unverifiable.
Russell’s Teapot shows why the burden of proof sits with the claimant: if a claim can’t be tested, no one is obliged to believe it—no matter how confident the believer.
