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The Atheist's Wager, formulated by the philosopher Michael Martin and published in his 1990 book ''Atheism: A Philosophical Justification'', is an atheistic response to Pascal's Wager regarding the existence of God. One version of the Atheist's Wager suggests that since a kind and loving god would reward good deeds – and that if no gods exist, good deeds would still leave a positive legacy – one should live a good life without religion. Another formulation suggests that a god may reward honest disbelief, a reward which would then be jeopardized by a dishonest belief in the divine. ==Explanation== The Wager states that if you were to analyze your options in regard to how to live your life, you would come out with the following possibilities:〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Atheists Wager )〕 *You may live a good life and believe in a god, and a benevolent god exists, in which case you go to heaven: your gain is infinite. *You may live a good life without believing in a god, and a benevolent god exists, in which case you go to heaven: your gain is infinite. *You may live a good life and believe in a god, but no benevolent god exists, in which case you leave a positive legacy to the world; your gain is finite. *You may live a good life without believing in a god, and no benevolent god exists, in which case you leave a positive legacy to the world; your gain is finite. *You may live an evil life and believe in a god, and a benevolent god exists, in which case you go to hell: your loss is infinite. *You may live an evil life without believing in a god, and a benevolent god exists, in which case you go to hell: your loss is infinite. *You may live an evil life and believe in a god, but no benevolent god exists, in which case you leave a negative legacy to the world; your loss is finite. *You may live an evil life without believing in a god, and no benevolent god exists, in which case you leave a negative legacy to the world; your loss is finite. The following table shows the values assigned to each possible outcome: Given these values, Martin argues that the option to live a good life clearly dominates the option of living an evil life, regardless of belief in a god. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atheist's Wager」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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