(February 27, 2013 at 4:03 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote:(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Pascal's Wager undermines what it means to have faith in God. Ultimately, you're in it for your own selfish gain. In this case, it's making the best choice given that you might die soon.Actually it doesn't matter
As you don't know exactly when are you going to die
You are gambling with your life as if you die suddenly you will lose everything
but if you have a religion you will have a better chance
P.S. this thread is pure statistics; I'll prove later that God must exist
That's exactly my point. The endgame here is that I choose a religion not because I am sincere in the faith I have, but because statistically I will have the best chance of ending with a good outcome. It throws out the window any notion of being genuine and pursuing a religion for noble causes.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
