If my understanding of Pasacal's Wager is correct, the chances of Cthulluh's return might be infitely small, however the damage that he can do to humanity is infitely vast. Given that Cthulluh only comes to wipe the Earth clean of humanity for the return of the old ones, shouldn't we as humans be free to do whatever we'd like, since the reward of temporary pleasure in the face of coming infinite destruction becomes infinite by comparison with the time remaining?
2007-02-12 04:19:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well when I graduated from Miskatonic University we learned that people from the Dunwich area will be spared Cthullu's wrath. However given that this belief is in no way set out in the Necronomicon, I have always doubted this statement. I just have the word of my roommate from Innsmouth.
I hated the guy..the whole room smelt like fish when he was around...
2007-02-12 04:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pascal's wager could work both ways: "We should appeal to the Elder Ones, so that the Ancient Ones don't rise up" vs. "We should appeal to the Ancient Ones so that we'll be on their good size if they rise up".
Of course, I'm sure some Jesus freak will come on this thread and try using Pascal's Wager to promote their own religion. Oh the irony.
2007-02-12 12:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you think the Ancient Ones every considered the full range of human insanities?
I could see someone's mind getting shattered by Yuggoth and becoming hopelessly in love with it and demanding depraved 'interaction' with it for all eternity.
What, exactly, would Yuggoth do with a posessive stalker?
2007-02-12 12:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
pascal's wager is an insult on so many levels and to me is garbage take a look at the atheist's wager that's a much better wager and i'm not even an atheist
2007-02-12 12:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pascal's Wager
The argument that believing in God is the most logical thing to do since if there is a God and you deny him, then you are in trouble. If there is no god and you accept him, there is no problem because it doesn't matter. Logically, it is better to not deny that God exists than to deny he does. There is truth to this argument, but the problem is that it does not define which "god" to believe in since in many religions, believing in a different god brings a punishing judgment. Nevertheless, this does not excuse a person from at least trying to discover if there is a God or not and who He might be.
2007-02-12 12:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
2007-02-12 12:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by Michael 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One does the hokey pokey and turns oneself around.
2007-02-12 16:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by elfkin, attention whore 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Woo Hoo!
2007-02-12 12:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by dissolute_chemical 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree.
*kicks a puppy to appease Cthulluh*
2007-02-12 12:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋