Blaise Pascal is a well-known French mathematician and philosopher who lived between 1623 and 1662. During Pascal's short 39 years of life, many timeless topics and works were born on this blue marble of which it is still discussed today. One of these is the collection of writings published shortly after his death entitled Pensees. In this collection of writings one of his most famous arguments is exposed. This topic is normally labeled “Pascal's Wager”. During this argument he explains why any rational being should believe in God, even if said rational being does not have sufficient evidence. Pascal argues that due to the available choices and resulting consequences the rational being is logically forced to believe in God. What follows is an explanation and critical evaluation of this philosophically important topic. One of the first issues Pascal wants to make sure is addressed is that his argument is not for the existence of God, but instead intends to argue that it is more logically sound to believe in God, rather than deny his existence. This is demonstrated by Pascal's statement; “But which way should we lean? Reason cannot decide anything here (104).” This shows, as previously stated, that Pascal is not trying to argue for the existence of God, but continues to argue why it is more logical to believe than not to believe. Pascal explains that it is impossible for any finite being to truly understand a being like God and that we, as finite beings, can never give a definitive answer as to whether God exists. Another issue that Pascal takes time to address is the difference between the choices of whether God exists and belief in God. The argument for the existence of God allows for three choices. The first part of the paper shows that you truly have faith in God and do not just use God as a “means-end.” This adds the problem of what would be enough to truly demonstrate to God that you are not using Him as a “means-end,” since part of the definition of God is that He knows everything and therefore is not fooled by such superficial belief. It then becomes more than just a coin toss. Pascal might argue that he too believes that a person must have true faith, and might add that practicing faith in God might lead to a better and finite life even if it is wrong. Overall, these problems that arise appear to give Pascal's Wager some major obstacles to overcome. . In the end it seems like it might not be as simple as believing in a God. If the problem you believe in God might be bad, it would seem to dictate that you should add a lot more lines to his bet.