@digitalimpression Pascal thought that in accepting his wager and practicing Christianity, you would eventually come to see that the underlying doctrines are true. It’s not an attempt to get anyone to just go through the motions for the purpose of playing it safe. He thinks God would know what you were doing and not consider it proper faith. That said, he also does not advocate leaving Christianity if it does not work. Pascal would suggest we keep trying until we finally understand. Would you advocate that someone leave the church if he didn’t get anything out of religion after giving it a try?
Regarding your second point, I do not see where @mazingerz88 has alluded to the need for physical, observable evidence. Would you do me the favor of telling me where you found this? As far as I can tell, the first post to use the word “science” or any of its cognates was yours, and the only other use has been in my responses. You are also the only person to have used the word “observable” on this thread. Similarly, the only talk of anything physical outside of your post was @mazingerz88‘s talk of his friend’s physical disabilities (and how the tragedy of them led this person to believe in God as a means of coping). But perhaps I am missing something.
Finally, I’m quite sure I know what I am (or, more accurately, am not) missing. I was part of the Christian faith for almost 20 years. I studied to become a member of the clergy, and was quite involved in the church. I was not just some Christmas and Easter pew-filler. I hope it was not your intention, but the attitude with which you responded to my experience is extremely condescending. It is, in fact, exactly the sort of thing that turns people off to your faith. If you believe in being a good example to attract people to your religion, you will be more careful with your words.