(May 14, 2013 at 10:40 am)Tonus Wrote: I think that the more relevant question is- what guarantee does a believer have that god will follow through on his promises?
Well, from what I understand, there is no promise. There's just a bunch of guidelines you follow and then hope for the best. That's the risk you take for playing the game, even though you were never asked to participate.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell