For my money, buying into Pascal's Wager is foolish. It's putting a selfish desire - avoiding hell and/or oblivion - first, which is something most mono-deities frown upon, and it does nothing for you if you picked the wrong god. And even the god you've chosen may be angry that you picked the wrong sect. Maybe the right god is the Catholic version, or Episcopalian, or whatever version the snake handling rednecks believe in. Christianity itself has ~40k distinct flavors to choose from, so odds are you picked the wrong one.
Regarding the burden of proof, the bulk of the other theists that are here are trying, one way or another, to convince us that their god is real. Because they're making the initial claim via their holy books, then the burden of proof falls on them. They've yet to provide corroborating proof that the stories found in their holy books are true.
Regarding the burden of proof, the bulk of the other theists that are here are trying, one way or another, to convince us that their god is real. Because they're making the initial claim via their holy books, then the burden of proof falls on them. They've yet to provide corroborating proof that the stories found in their holy books are true.