Which of the following best captures the second objection to Pascal's wager?
A) Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that Pascal is after, because it is a form of gambling, and God disapproves of gambling.
B) Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that Pascal is after, because God will not reward religious faith that is motivated in that way.
C) Any religious faith that you develop simply because you've accepted Pascal's wager will be too shallow to constitute genuine faith.
D) Since God knows everything, it is impossible to fool God into thinking that you really have religious faith when you're just doing it for the eternal reward.

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The second objection to Pascal's wager is that even if you believe in God because of the wager, it won't earn you the eternal reward because God will not reward religious faith that is motivated in that way. This objection suggests that genuine faith must come from a true belief in God, rather than just a desire for reward.

Which of the Following Best Captures the Second Objection to Pascal's