Pascal's Wager is Flawed

I find comments need be said on my part, as the Wager itself is sufficient to speak for itself. Because of this, I will respond to my opponents remarks as a means of defense.1) Your first two points really just boil down to "There are more than 2 possibilities here." Which you wrote conclusively. This, however, is untrue to a certain degree. Every religion and every worldview makes a claim to truth. Truth, by definition, is exclusive. Therefore, every religion makes a claim to exclusivity. Despite this, there is no fallacy as I will explain. a) The world is filled with different types of religions with all of their ideas. We can exclude most 'gods' from this discussion right now on the basis that they were created. Created Gods, I believe everyone agrees, are absolutely and indisputably false - because we know they were created. This rules out things such as Ancient Mythology and Mormonism. b) Vedic religions are both unfounded and Eastern. We know that these religions were both created and manifested by men alone with no claims to divinity. Because of this, their word is just as good as any mans and they have no position to be making such drastic claims. Therefore, we can also rule out Vedic religions (Hinduism, Taoism, etc.) from the discussion.c) I could go on explaining different types of religions, but Abrahamic is the last primary category that I want to focus on. Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) are all unique among other religions in that they have a claim of divine inspiration. The Bible is the only book which claims to be authored exclusively by God, although through the agent of men. This gives these religions a unique position unlike most other religions. Judaism is in reality incomplete Christianity, but they worship the same God. Messianic Jews which accept the full biblical cannon, including the New Testament, are more and more common. Because of this, I would consider Judaism (a religion exclusively for Jews by the way) and Christianity to worship the same God. Yahweh. Islam is a split from Judaism by a man. The Bible says that it is the final prophecy, and that anything added after it is not from God. Muhammad came over a hundred years after this declaration. Because of their distinctions, only one of these two religions could be true - they conflict in too many areas. Islam, as stated before, comes from Judaism, so it doesn't have the advantage of seniority over Christianity and Judaism. For these reasons, along with others that will be discussed later, I also find Islam to be an illegitimate claim to reality.d) Jesus and the Bible are unique. No other book was written by over 40 authors over a period of 1,600 years over 3 continents, in 3 different languages, containing over 15 different literary styles, all with 0 contradiction and 1 theme - Christ. No other book has been translated into 2,000 languages, or >90% of the world's primary means of communication. No other book has over 25,000 manuscripts in partial or in whole, some of which date back to approximately 300 B.C.. No other book contains prophecy about the future which has been proven correct time and time again without fail. In regard to Christ, no other person in such distant history has such extravegant records of existence. No other person has had so much hype or recognition amongst the world. No other person has ever impacted the world in the way Christ did. Let's just appreciate the words of Mark 12:31 for a moment: "Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my word will stand forever!" (Emphasis mine) No other book or person has been more unique, influencial, and important to the history of this world. This is in no way proof of their divinity, or divine inspiration, but it is proof that nothing else can even compare when they make a claim for divinity.e) In Conclusion: In regards to religion, no other religion even comes close to Christianity. So the options really can be narrowed down to two - God's religion, or not God's religion. God or Man. There really are only two serious possibilities here. Therefore there is no False Dichotomy or Black and White Falacy within this wager.2) This wager does not ignore the specifics. It simply understands that the specifics are not necessary. Remember what made Christianity unique from my last point? Jesus and the Bible. Therefore, there is no such thing as a denomination in God's eyes. In God's eyes there are those who follow his word and his teachings, and those who don't. What matters is the Bible, nothing else. You may call this a No True Scottsman fallacy, but it's still true. If any sect or denomination is teaching anything not found in the bible, then it is not real Christianity. Christianity - See the word Christ hidden in there? That's the big focus. One thing all Christians agree on is that Christ is the focus, he is the big picture, and he is the means of salvation. If they do not, they not only reject the Christ in Christianity but they also reject the Bible and it's clear teachings. The secondary details are just that - secondary. Every single Protestant Christian believes the same thing about salvation, and anything that isn't salvation is secondary doctrine and thus unimportant in regard to Pascal's Wager which only deals with the issue of salvation.3) I reccomend you read the book Medicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet by Harlod G. Koenig. This, along with countless other sources, attest to the fact that Christians, as a whole, live happier lives than those who are secular. There are speculated reasons as to why this may be, but one of the big things is Hope. One thing every christian has that an athiest cannot have is hope for the future, for the afterlife, and for a better tomorrow. This is irrelevent though. Pascal's Wager is referring to in the afterlife. If the athiest is right, when you die you cease to exist and forget everything in your life. Because of this, you lose nothing in regard to eternity. Living a good life also gains you nothing in regard to eternity if this were true as well. Therefore, in regard to eternity, there is no falacy or false claim here. You do indeed lose nothing from being wrong as a Christian.4) I'm going to ignore the fact that your point 'Assumptions on Belief' is completely wrong. We know it's wrong because if anyone lies to themself long enough they begin to beleive it. This is such a well founded believe that secularists usually claim religious folk do just that - lie to themselves until they believe it. I do agree with you though, in that true salvation would only come from true belief. Pascal's Wager isn't referring to a fake or pretend faith, it's talking about a commited faith as though you believed it to be true. Pascal's Wager is simply another means of justification of faith - something you can look at and say "Yep, that's true...in fact it's so true that I'm willing to commit my life to this idea, since the alternative is far more risky than what I'm doing right now."5) Your point 'Fooling Omniscience' statement is only an issue if the faith you have is indeed a fake. As stated before, Pascals Wager is not calling us to a fake faith, it's simply telling us we need to make a decision, and one decision is a hell of a lot less risky than the other. (pun intended)In conclusion, my opponent has provided no real evidence as to why Pascal's Wager is insufficient or in any way flawed. The wager simply puts a new perspective on the eternal choices we make in our transient lives. I look forward to seeing my opponents response, as perhaps we will be able to reach some sort of conclusion with the provided information in mind. Towards the spectator, thank you for bearing with me thus far.