If one has faith in God and there is no god, what harm has been done when he dies. But if one does not believe in God and is wrong, he risks eternal damnation. I will err on the side of less risk.
Or something to that effect.
Pascal's Wager. I've never been impressed by it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager#Criticism
Darn it - I knew it was a P and Pasteur was very faithful... just got the wrong P (sigh)
Oh, I understand the criticisms; but I’ve been able to use the idea to have very deep discussions with those who are mathematically and scientifically inclined in order to break the murderous hold of unproven Darwinism.
The follow on is usually a discussion of genetics. Then they want to learn more about different faiths and I turn them onto C.S. Lewis at that point...he’s way better at apologetics then I am and oh so much more eloquent.