Bloomdido Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If you believe there is a God and if you believe that God will be there for you for all eternity, you can't be wrong. If you don't believe in God, you could be wrong. The logic is simple. That's Pascalls Wager and it is very silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If you believe there is a God and if you believe that God will be there for you for all eternity, you can't be wrong. If you don't believe in God, you could be wrong. The logic is simple. Fail! Logic does not mean 'makes sense to you', there are actually rather strict criteria which must be filled, you have not done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Casper Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Why is it that adults who believe in God are classed as religious, but adults who believe in Father Christmas are classed a crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 That's Pascalls Wager and it is very silly. It's not even that, it appears to be an attempt at pascal's wager (which by the way, is not logical in any case) but the wording is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 ...There is no god. You may be on to something there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Why is it that adults who believe in God are classed as religious, but adults who believe in Father Christmas are classed a crazy? Because there is a huge double standard in our society and culture when it comes to religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Nobody believes in God until they are dying, and then suddenly they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 One could say that virtually every verse in the Bible, Qu’ran, or other holy text from a revealed religion could be preceded by "Some guy said God told him to tell you..." Millions have taken it for granted that an omnipotent God chose second-hand revelation as a primary method to communicate to us. One seeming paradox of second-hand revelation is that God supposedly had a message for all of humanity, but God told just a few guys. For unexplained reasons, God apparently stopped communicating that way from then on, putting the burden on them to be messenger boys. Well, perhaps God didn’t stop entirely, as we continue to get claims of revelation periodically, but many revelations claim to be the final one and pronounce dire warnings to any who claim later ones. That might explain the tendency for many to accept ancient revelation over modern revelation. More ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Nobody believes in God until they are dying, and then suddenly they do. Nope, I was close a few years ago and I didn't go looking for the chaplain. It's the 'Atheists in foxholes' thing. They do exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Because there is a huge double standard in our society and culture when it comes to religion. It is still taught as fact in our schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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