Philosopher on Pascal's Wager, Pragmatic Theistic Arguments & the Problem of Evil

Pragmatic arguments seek to justify a belief or course of action on prudential grounds. Pascal's Wager is one of the most well-known examples of such argumentation in the history of philosophy. Dr. Jeff Jordan (University of Delaware) is among the most competent exponents of pragmatic arguments for theistic belief in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion, and he is here to discuss his reflections on the topic, as well as his current work on the problem of evil.
Link to Dr. Jordan's University Webpage: www.philosophy.udel.edu/faculty-staff…20J.%20Jordan
Resources Mentioned/Recommended:
- Pascal's Wager (Cambridge Philosophical Arguments). Bartha, Paul, and Lawrence Pasternack, editors. Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Jordan, Jeff. Pascal's Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God. Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Dr. Jeff Jordan's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Article on Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God: plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatic-belief-god/
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My best response to the problem of evil is that this life is only temporary. Any suffering is finite when compared to eternity.