The big danger with christianity, and it's so easily demonstrated in Pascal's Wager, is that it teaches you not to be empathetic about certain subjects, to disengage your critical thinking and develop a blind spot where christianity can hide.
Just think about what the bible teaches you: that you already have all the answers, that they're here in this book, that everybody believes exactly the same things you do, everyone is exactly the same, and if they say they believe differently they're actively lying to you... if you've been taught to believe all that crap, why would you consider other religions?
The reason Pascal's Wager gains any traction at all is that the kind of person who would accept it as cogent argumentation probably already believes that everyone knows there's only one hell, and they just deny it because they're sinful.
Just think about what the bible teaches you: that you already have all the answers, that they're here in this book, that everybody believes exactly the same things you do, everyone is exactly the same, and if they say they believe differently they're actively lying to you... if you've been taught to believe all that crap, why would you consider other religions?
The reason Pascal's Wager gains any traction at all is that the kind of person who would accept it as cogent argumentation probably already believes that everyone knows there's only one hell, and they just deny it because they're sinful.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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