論語新得178

子疾病，子路請禱。子曰：“有諸？”子路對曰：“有之。誄曰：‘禱爾於上下神祇。’”子曰：“丘之禱久矣。”

"子不語怪，力，亂，神。"這是孔子對神的基本態度。此時在病中，則寧信其有，其思路如同Pascal's Wager。隻是孔子不明說，一明說即有投機之意；不明說，則莫測高深。高深莫測就須人講解，解經的人越說得玄，聽者越覺得有未解之妙，讚其講得好，這就形成一種正反饋，於是《論語》越解越聖，《周易》越解越神。到魏晉之時形成一種風氣，即“玄談”。《世說新語》中記了不少以玩莫測高深為時髦的故事。

Pascal's Wager:

Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas they stand to receive infinite gains (as represented by eternity in Heaven) and avoid infinite losses (eternity in Hell).