(August 16, 2014 at 12:56 pm)theophilus Wrote:(August 16, 2014 at 12:43 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: This is all there is there aint no more, so enjoy the NOW.
If you believe this you had better pray - I mean hope that you are right.
Do I detect a bit of Pascal's Wager here?
If so...seriously?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.