Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God"

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Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God"

Thor

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RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God"

April 16, 2012 at 10:29 am

I saw a video where Michael Shermer was debating a priest and the priest used some semblance of this argument. Shermer replied that he could not fathom why an all powerful deity would even care whether or not you believed in him. Why does that even matter?

I thought it was an excellent point.

Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.

God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?

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Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by darkment0r - April 15, 2012 at 10:34 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Minimalist - April 15, 2012 at 10:52 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Reforged - April 15, 2012 at 10:59 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Minimalist - April 15, 2012 at 11:13 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Reforged - April 15, 2012 at 11:19 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by darkment0r - April 15, 2012 at 11:24 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by genkaus - April 16, 2012 at 1:52 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by DeistPaladin - April 20, 2012 at 10:54 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Voltair - April 16, 2012 at 1:39 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 16, 2012 at 6:06 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by mediamogul - April 16, 2012 at 9:27 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by darkment0r - April 16, 2012 at 10:04 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by mediamogul - April 16, 2012 at 2:16 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 16, 2012 at 10:29 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Faith No More - April 16, 2012 at 10:49 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 16, 2012 at 11:19 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 16, 2012 at 2:24 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Matt231 - April 16, 2012 at 2:42 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Ace Otana - April 16, 2012 at 3:01 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 16, 2012 at 3:38 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by darkment0r - April 17, 2012 at 12:57 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 17, 2012 at 2:47 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Ace Otana - April 16, 2012 at 3:50 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 18, 2012 at 10:42 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 9:55 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 20, 2012 at 10:04 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 10:19 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 20, 2012 at 10:39 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 10:46 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 20, 2012 at 11:08 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 10:55 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 20, 2012 at 11:28 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by DeistPaladin - April 20, 2012 at 1:47 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 20, 2012 at 2:27 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Nine - April 20, 2012 at 2:40 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 20, 2012 at 11:09 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Norfolk And Chance - April 16, 2012 at 6:08 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Reforged - April 16, 2012 at 6:41 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Faith No More - April 16, 2012 at 2:39 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by mediamogul - April 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Adjusted Sanity - April 16, 2012 at 4:23 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Paul the Human - April 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Minimalist - April 16, 2012 at 6:27 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 18, 2012 at 10:56 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by frankiej - April 20, 2012 at 10:22 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Paul the Human - April 20, 2012 at 10:51 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 20, 2012 at 11:11 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 20, 2012 at 11:15 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by frankiej - April 20, 2012 at 11:18 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Nine - April 20, 2012 at 11:27 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by DeistPaladin - April 20, 2012 at 11:44 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by robsenelstun - April 20, 2012 at 11:52 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by LastPoet - April 20, 2012 at 12:03 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by robsenelstun - April 20, 2012 at 2:49 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Faith No More - April 20, 2012 at 1:25 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by sarah888 - April 23, 2012 at 9:42 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by NoMoreFaith - April 23, 2012 at 10:48 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Thor - April 23, 2012 at 12:57 pm

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Ace Otana - April 23, 2012 at 9:59 am

RE: Pascal's Wager and the Selfishness of a "Good God" - by Minimalist - April 23, 2012 at 1:19 pm

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