Pascal's Wager Revisited

[Exian]

It seems you're trying to exclude any one defined religion (in an attempt to simplify and be more inclusive, maybe?), and rephrase the wager in the framework of deism. But you've done nothing to explain why we should exclude all other ideas of god, just like the original wager failed to do. And we still don't know what happens after death, other than decomposition.

[Pizza]

Didn't we just have a thread about this shit?

[Brian37]

Been online for 14 years this is not the first time and unfortunately it wont be the last.

[Iroscato]

In the spirit of revisiting thouroughly refuted cack, let's revisit another notion; the one that says only God can make us moral.
Christians say atheists cannot be moral, because they do not fear god and therefore have nothing stopping them from committing evil. Some christians are even uncomfortable sitting in the same room as an atheist, for fear that they'll start spewing bile then try chewing their face off with their pearly heathen teeth.
I say that only being good because the big man is watching is pretty scary. If that's true, I'd feel pretty bloody uncomfortable sitting in a room with someone who's not stabbing me in the dick only because they think they're being watched by Captain CloudSurfer.

[Brian37]

In the spirit of revisiting thouroughly refuted cack, let's revisit another notion; the one that says only God can make us moral.
Christians say atheists cannot be moral, because they do not fear god and therefore have nothing stopping them from committing evil. Some christians are even uncomfortable sitting in the same room as an atheist, for fear that they'll start spewing bile then try chewing their face off with their pearly heathen teeth.
I say that only being good because the big man is watching is pretty scary. If that's true, I'd feel pretty bloody uncomfortable sitting in a room with someone who's not stabbing me in the dick only because they think they're being watched by Captain CloudSurfer.

"Captian CloudSurfer" HA HA HA, that is the other reason I do this on a daily basis, I always like the creative ways atheists blaspheme theists.

But yea, that is childish morality, only do good because you are being bribed or threatened, instead of merely doing it because it is right.

[Minimalist]

But how shall man overcome death?

Odin tells me to run you through with a sword and then keep the sword in my hand.  Beer and pussy every night in Valhalla.



Beats your fucking heaven all to shit.

[Iroscato]

But how shall man overcome death?

Odin tells me to run you through with a sword and then keep the sword in my hand.  Beer and pussy every night in Valhalla.



Beats your fucking heaven all to shit.

ODIN BE PRAISED. THE ALL-FATHER DELIVERS.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Following should expand on the Pascal's wager issue, OP. (Warning large image]

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[Brian37]

Pascal's wager is as absurd as betting on all brackets of the NCAA college basketball teams to all win equally in the playoffs.

[robvalue]

I'll say it once more so that theists can ignore it once more.

Belief is not a choice.

Pretending to believe is not impressive. Especially, you'd think, to a god.

And sure, I can revisit the wager to kick it in the crotch one more time.