(October 1, 2013 at 12:46 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: Xpastor's analogy is a good one, except that religion is like four people playing poker with no cards, and they're all bluffing to each other about holding a royal flush.The best analogy to Pascal's wager I can think of is a true gambling story.
Canada hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976. To help with the funding the federal government ran a lottery with a prize of $1 million for the first time in Canadian history.
Some poor schmuck was convinced that if he bought enough tickets he had to win. So he mortgaged his house. After all these years I can't swear to the amount he spent, but $40,000 sticks in my mind. Of course he didn't win the big prize. He may have got a couple of $100 prizes.
I can't remember either if he offed himself, but he sure was pissed.
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people — House
