RE: Is 'faith' really a 'great cop-out'?
November 8, 2008 at 5:17 pm
(This post was last modified: November 8, 2008 at 5:18 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
But since the argument from scripture is invalid, if there is a God he - as far as we know - is just as likely to be the silly Pascal Wager God than the God of the bible or the koran. So really isn't the problem with the argument just that it suggests that IF God wants you to believe in him then you can do so out of matter of policy.
This applies whether God genuinely wants you to believe or whether he is content with fake belief. Or 'faking it till you make it', faking belief until you convince yourself.
Essentially trying to maintain your self-delusion until you're fully convinced.
And of course, if God exists, there is no evidence to suggest he would prefer believers to non-believers. As far as we know the opposite is just as likely. He might send all believers to hell and all atheists to heaven. And of course the agnostics could go either way too.
This applies whether God genuinely wants you to believe or whether he is content with fake belief. Or 'faking it till you make it', faking belief until you convince yourself.
Essentially trying to maintain your self-delusion until you're fully convinced.
And of course, if God exists, there is no evidence to suggest he would prefer believers to non-believers. As far as we know the opposite is just as likely. He might send all believers to hell and all atheists to heaven. And of course the agnostics could go either way too.
