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And if you are wrong , eternity is a long time.
May 29, 2014 at 5:39 pm
(This post was last modified: May 29, 2014 at 5:54 pm by Artur Axmann.)
I'm not someone prone to taking unusual risks ;but for me, deciding to believe and accept theistic teachings, which may have beneficial eternal consequences for the acceptee; or to deny these teachings ,which may only offer some vain ,arbitrary and short lived pleasures ,but could lead to an eternity of pain,and misery, is an easy decision to make.
I'm not a gambler ,but the cost benefit ratio is on the side of the believer
who risks nothing but gives up disease ,alcoholism, crime and early death
and could pssibly gain eternal life in a state of bliss.
If ,you're wrong ,all you gain is some guilty pleasures and lose an eternity.
If I'm right I give up vice and crime and perversions but gain an eternity .
its a no brainer ,except for those with no brains
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May 29, 2014 at 5:41 pm
Pascal's wager. How original.
Moving on . . .
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RE: And if you are wrong , eternity is a long time.
May 29, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Look up "Pascal's wager"
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May 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm
I'm not even going to spell it out for you. Take 30 seconds and actually think about Pascal's Wager, and then play the "How Many Holes in this Reasoning Can You Find Game." Fuck's sake!
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May 29, 2014 at 5:51 pm
I hope Odin kicks your ass when you show up in Valhalla without your sword.
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RE: And if you are wrong , eternity is a long time.
May 29, 2014 at 5:56 pm
(May 29, 2014 at 5:39 pm)Artur Axmann Wrote: I'm not someone prone to taking unusual risks ;but for me, deciding to believe and accept theistic teachings, which may have beneficial eternal consequences for the acceptee; or to deny these teachings ,which may only offer some vain ,arbitrary and short lived pleasures ,but could lead to an eternity of pain,and misery, is an easy decision to make.
I'm not a gambler ,but the cost benefit ratio is on the side of the believer
who risks nothing but gives up disease ,alcoholism, crime and early death
and could pssibly gain eternal life in a state of bliss.
If ,you're wrong ,all you gain is some guilty pleasures and lose an eternity.
If I'm right I give up vice and crime and perversions but gain an eternity .
its a no brainer ,except for those with no brains
I just finished reading the RULES ..and this could get me banned.. so here's your big chance to get me dumped. start complaining now ..
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Really? Pascal's Wager?
Get a day job.
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RE: And if you are wrong , eternity is a long time.
May 29, 2014 at 5:57 pm
(May 29, 2014 at 5:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I hope Odin kicks your ass when you show up in Valhalla without your sword.
I have an invincible sword by my side at all times.but thanks for the heads up.
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May 29, 2014 at 6:00 pm
(May 29, 2014 at 5:57 pm)Artur Axmann Wrote: (May 29, 2014 at 5:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I hope Odin kicks your ass when you show up in Valhalla without your sword.
I have an invincible sword by my side at all times.but thanks for the heads up.
You've been playing too much Skyrim . . .
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May 29, 2014 at 6:03 pm
How did I know pascals wager was coming from this guy?
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RE: And if you are wrong , eternity is a long time.
May 29, 2014 at 6:08 pm
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It's impossible to believe in God via pascals razor. You can't coherently believe "there is a God" just because "if I don't, I might burn forever". Your belief in God then is only as strong as the chances you believe you will suffer everlasting torment if you don't believe in God. The chances of that being true based on all you know are at best 50/50 which is the state of agnosticism. This means that for all you know, God existing is a 50/50 chance but then you say from that we should have full blown belief in God. But to believe something is true, you need reasons that support the truth of that something. You can't believe something is true while recognizing that you have no good reasons to believe it is true. Belief can't be stronger than the reasons that support a belief. "There's actually a 50% chance God exists, but I believe 100% God exists" is an incoherent belief.
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