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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 1, 2013 at 5:54 am
Think you're probably right.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 1, 2013 at 1:31 pm
(March 1, 2013 at 5:30 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: WHY is the probability of god greater than 0?
Just because one might acknowledge that one cannot know with 100% certainty that there is no god, does not translate into the probability that god > 0.
The probability of god could very easily be 0, as much as it could be >0.
The probability of god actually being true is not affected in any way, shape or form by what outside observers can "know" or "prove" or even "believe".
Exactly. How long, I wonder, before our new friend realises that his proof of his god completely depends on taking for granted that the god exists in the first place? Or were we not supposed to notice and we just ruined the ending?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 1, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Yeah, that's why I have asked him to justify how god must have a greater probability than 0, because he'll probably use the assumption that god > 0 as a basis for his "proof".
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 1:54 am
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(March 1, 2013 at 2:02 pm)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: Yeah, that's why I have asked him to justify how god must have a greater probability than 0, because he'll probably use the assumption that god > 0 as a basis for his "proof". It is very obvious, as you cannot prove the non-existence of God!
(February 28, 2013 at 5:03 am)Kayenneh Wrote: (February 28, 2013 at 3:43 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: Your life will worth nothing near the end of your life i.e. =0
What do you base this upon? I say that life is equally worth from the beginning to the end, not declining each second. If there is no God
When you die, you don't exist period
So what you did and how was your life, doesn't make any value
as you don't remember or feel about it!
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:06 am
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(March 2, 2013 at 1:54 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: If there is no God
When you die, you don't exist period
So what you did and how was your life, doesn't make any value
as you don't remember or feel about it!
I dont live to be judged by a invisible space dady.
Let alnoe by a tyranical, narcecist, genocidal psychopath.
I live so my actions my be judged by my fellow humans those who come after me.
Here, with the phrases you posted above one can see the biggest problem with you people. Your arrogant possition in which you believe to know what we think or believe.
It would be far more wise to simply ask questions to what we believe instead of making such absolutly idiotic and false claims!
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:09 am
(March 2, 2013 at 2:06 am)The Germans are coming Wrote: I live so my actions my be judged by my fellow humans those who come after me. Normal (sane) people, expect a reward from their actions
When you die, how are you going to feel that your (fellow) humans liked or disliked your actions?
Your life doesn't worth anything (to you) after you die; because you will be nothing (According to you)
Quote:It would be far more wise to simply ask questions to what we believe instead of making such absolutly idiotic and false claims!
Islam is the only religions that can be based on proofs
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:17 am
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(March 2, 2013 at 2:09 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: Normal (sane) people, expect a reward from their actions
When you die, how are you going to feel that your (fellow) humans liked or disliked your actions?
Your life doesn't worth anything (to you) after you die; because you will be nothing (According to you)
That is not the point.
The point is, I get rewarded and comfort during my life and going towards the end I am rewarded by knowing that I have given my life a good purpose.
You basicaly just reposted the same nonsence, eighter ignoring what I posted or not understanding it.
I will not paint you a picture to understand it if you dont understand it now.
Quote:Islam is the only religions that can be based on proofs
Such as?
The flat earth?!
That salt and fresh water dont mix?
And the superb moral truths of cutting off a thiefs arm and stoning women?
Doesnt matter if you find any weird predictions.
The fact that your precious quoran has faulty and wrong content and that it`s moral code is infirior to our modern secular code of morals says it all.
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:19 am
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2013 at 2:21 am by genkaus.)
(March 2, 2013 at 1:54 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: (March 1, 2013 at 2:02 pm)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: Yeah, that's why I have asked him to justify how god must have a greater probability than 0, because he'll probably use the assumption that god > 0 as a basis for his "proof". It is very obvious, as you cannot prove the non-existence of God!
Even if that was true, that still says nothing about the probability of of his existence.
(March 2, 2013 at 1:54 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: (February 28, 2013 at 5:03 am)Kayenneh Wrote: What do you base this upon? I say that life is equally worth from the beginning to the end, not declining each second. If there is no God
When you die, you don't exist period
So what you did and how was your life, doesn't make any value
as you don't remember or feel about it!
Kaye's point still stands. Even if life was to lose value after death, it still doesn't indicate that its value decreases before it.
(March 2, 2013 at 2:09 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: Islam is the only religions that can be based on proofs
Good one. Tell me another.
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:35 am
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RE: Pascal's Wager (the new version)
March 2, 2013 at 2:37 am
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(March 2, 2013 at 2:19 am)genkaus Wrote: (March 2, 2013 at 1:54 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: It is very obvious, as you cannot prove the non-existence of God!
Even if that was true, that still says nothing about the probability of of his existence. As many humans believe in God, his probability (for another human) should be >0
Quote:Kaye's point still stands. Even if life was to lose value after death, it still doesn't indicate that its value decreases before it.
How come?
If your life (for you) worth 10 Million Dollars (Usually people value their lives with money, happiness, etc.)
Then 1 year of live will worth 10/Age
and as your remaining time is reducing by time, so is the value of your life
Let me give you an example
You have cancer and Doctors are saying that you are going to die in few days, a Priest came to you and said: just say I believe in JESUS, you will go to Paradise!
Even though that I know for sure that Christianity is false, what will you do?
(March 2, 2013 at 2:35 am)apophenia Wrote:
Very stupid statement
Non existence of knowledge is not a knowledge of non existence
An Atheist is a person who doesn't know, not a person who knows that there will be no hereafter
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