Atheists, why you guys want to take such a big risk, not beleiveing in God. Let's say, (God forbid, suma nauozubillah) that God doesn't exist, than would I have anything to loose. I am a moderate follower who lives in peace with everyone. What would you do? if after death you found out there was God after all. You would be doomed to hell for that's the punishment for prople who reject faith. I understand, we should take risks but this one is loose-loose situation risk. This is not a matter of life or death but Hell or Heaven.(just assume they exist for a momment). So, why take the chance? I do not mean to be offensive but just curious about your opinions. anyway, I'm not a Christian, but a Muslim.
2007-03-22 02:19:41 · 33 answers · asked by Mr.POP 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not an Atheist but I get so tired of seeing this same question over and over. Are you people so narrow minded that you can't see the irony in this?
What if you are wrong and the Christians are right and you wake up in hell for not believing Jesus is God? don't you think you are taking a big risk yourself?
I'm sure you answer is no because the Muslim faith if the right faith, can't you get it, that is the same way everyone else feels.
2007-03-22 02:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by cj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What risk? You're assuming that your particular fiction is the "true" one. There are an infinite other fictions that are equally possible, in the absolute sense.
So the options are:
1) Believe in one particular god that doesn't exist and spread superstitious nonsense throughout the world and waste a large part of the limited life you have.
2) Believe in "God", i.e. the Christian or Muslim god or whatever, then find out that Woden, or Freda or some other god exists, who punishes anybody who doesn't believe in that particular god. In that case, we all fry.
3) Believe in "God", i.e. the Christian or Muslim god or whatever, and that particular god, out of the million different ones that people believe in or the infinite others that we haven't even thought of, exists. Then you'd get a reward, if you "interpretted" it right, and us atheists would get fried, if it happens to go by your "interprettation".
4) A god exists that is actually fairly rational and cares more about how people think instead of what they blindly follow. In that case, you fry and atheists get the reward.
5 through infinity) all the other possibilities that range from great for you to great for us to all the other shades inbetween.
Now, how do you determine which is more likely? There's no evidence that any gods exist. So if one exists, each are equally likely. However, there is lots of evidence that gods are man-made. You only have to look at the history of each religion. Therefore, #1 is the most likely. There are no gods and you're wasting your life planning for when you are dead.
2007-03-22 02:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ok, you say why take a chance. You are a Muslim. What if you are wrong and Jesus is the true God. Why take a chance, shouldn't you follow him just in case. What if Vishnu is the true God, why take a chance follow him too. What if your ancestors are all Gods and the Shintoists are right, why take a chance follow that belief. What if only Mormons get to heaven and then become Gods themselves? Why take a chance follow that religion too.
You see?
The what do you have to loose argument doesn't work, because there are too many religions, most of them with opposing beliefs. It is impossible to be a Mormon and a Muslim, because the belief structure doesn't allow for it.
It is impossible to use religion as an insurance policy because there are too many religions to adhere to.
I think Rachel summed it up quite well, in damning you and all the Muslims to hell. Her religion dictates that you will burn in torture forever, because your heart led you to Islam. Your religion does the same thing to her.
Atheists are just trying to stay out of the whole mess and point out how crazy it all is.
2007-03-22 02:28:33 · answer #3 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lets not say anything so ridiculous. We are not taking a chance by refusing to waste our life's on such nonsense as your fairy tail God we add at least a third more freedom and happiness to our lives. You just go ahead living in your cocoon of ignorance we Atheists will be content in our knowledge that there is no fantasy la la land of eternity and that your Fantasy Boogie Man Satan is not going to jump out and bite our butt. Frigging Muslims are worse than Christians you spend 90% of your life wrapped in a cocoon of ignorance How do you ever get any work done with all that stupid praying five times a day.
2007-03-22 02:32:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not mean to be offensive, but this has been asked numerous times. It's called Pascal's Wager.
Why should I believe "just in case" isn't that kind of hypocritical? I'm willing to deal with any consequences there may be if I'm wrong. At least I'll be able to say I lived my life to the fullest extent that I was able.
Isn't it going to piss you off if it turns out that you're wrong and and you look back and think about all the things that you never did because you were afraid of some god that never even existed.
2007-03-22 02:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This is called Pascal's wager, and it has been the subject many times in this forum. If I were God, I would consign to the fire anyone who was silly enough to believe in Me absent evidence, and send the skeptics to Paradise. I, God, gave people brains for a reason, and am profoundly displeased that they believe in nonsense such as the bible or the Qur'an, rather than using those brains, since both have errors. This view is exactly as credible as Pascal's.
2007-03-22 02:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why do You take such a big risk? How many lamps did you pass today without rubbing them. Maybe that last lamp had a genie which would give you the three wishes you need to avoid eternal hell. How could you take such a risk by not rubbing the genie lamp?
2007-03-22 02:24:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh so you believe because you are afraid of the consequences? I'm afraid that that is the wrong reason to follow a religion in the first place. Now, tell me that you follow any religion to be a better person, then OK. I think that your question you pose is why I have a difficult time following any organized religion in the first place. Most practice for the wrong reason like yours.
2007-03-22 02:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by schneid123 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What do I have to lose?
1. 10% of my income. Bloody tithing.
2. My sense of honesty. I'm sure God would love it if I lied to him about believing something that I secretly thought was a load of crap.
At least as it is, I will have live my life honestly before being cast into the lake of fire. I'm going anyway if my belief is a big lie.
2007-03-22 02:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow. An early drink. Ok. I can do that. Look at Pascal's Wager and read a bit about it. Believing in a God just encase it not a valid belief. Why would God want someone who believes in them out of fear, and not dedication?
2007-03-22 02:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋