Sorry to backtrack, but:
Pascal's Wager? Seriously? If you don't get why this is the single most pathetic argument for belief in a god, try this little experiment. Replace the word "God" in the above quote with "Allah", or "Zeus", or "Ahura Mazda" (here's a little list to choose from if you wish). Next, replace the word "atheist" with "xtian". Now read it back to yourself and see if it convinces you.
If that doesn't work, consider how many gods, goddesses, deities and demigods from the above list you would have to believe in - and we're talking genuine belief, not merely the pretence of belief which a god would see through in a heartbeat - simply in order to make sure you are backing the 'correct' one. That way madness lies.
(April 16, 2012 at 2:16 pm)sarah888 Wrote: I believe in God, but what would be the meaning and reason for us being here, why are we here.?????? what would be the purpose if there is no meaning.outcome, no afterlife. whats the difference if an atheist dont believe its there loss..., not the believers as we have nothing to lose.
Pascal's Wager? Seriously? If you don't get why this is the single most pathetic argument for belief in a god, try this little experiment. Replace the word "God" in the above quote with "Allah", or "Zeus", or "Ahura Mazda" (here's a little list to choose from if you wish). Next, replace the word "atheist" with "xtian". Now read it back to yourself and see if it convinces you.
If that doesn't work, consider how many gods, goddesses, deities and demigods from the above list you would have to believe in - and we're talking genuine belief, not merely the pretence of belief which a god would see through in a heartbeat - simply in order to make sure you are backing the 'correct' one. That way madness lies.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
