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The fact is that if you have not developed language, you simply don't have access to most of human experience, and if you don't have access to experience, then you're not going to be able to think properly.
- Noam Chomsky
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Sorry--that was something of a trick question! This famous argument is known as Pascal's Wager, and it was formulated by Pascal in defence of his Christian faith. Essentially, Pascal argues that being a Christian is a "good bet". Pascal's Wager has attracted a lot of attention from philosophers ever since, and I certainly couldn't do justice to this debate in a paragraph or two! If you want to learn more about Pascal's Wager and the philosophical responses to it, check the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.