(October 23, 2015 at 9:28 am)alpha male Wrote:(October 22, 2015 at 7:44 pm)robvalue Wrote: How about a little reverse Pascal's Wager?
What if you're wrong?
You just spent your one and only life worshipping and running around in the defence of absolutely nothing. You changed the way you live for no reason at all, and based your decisions and views of others on made up nonsense.
Studies on self-reported happiness tend to show that theists and atheists are about equal in happiness in wealthier nations, while theists are happier than atheists in poorer nations.
Depends on what one values most. I value intellectual integrity more than happiness.
