i mean, basically they are saying, use beleif in god as a form of insurance...
even if there was a god, would he be at all accepting if he knew the only reason you believed was "just incase" ?
~.^
2007-06-29 06:05:32 · 15 answers · asked by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I find those questions amusing, and mildly irritating.
Being a Christian is SO much more than fire insurance!
2007-07-02 02:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pascalls Wager was never meant to be the beginning and ending of faith... but merely a starting point. It can however be applied to the levels within the faith to help determine the direction... Start at point A. If there is no God and I believe there is, I lose nothing. This is true, If there is a God and I believe there is none, I lose everything. This is also true. This is the only point the wager was making. Not the theology of it all. But then you can apply it to the next question "Which God is the right God?" You can say, if theres many Gods and it doesnt matter, I can believe in One God and lose nothing. If there is One God and I believe there is many, then I lose everything. Next question would likely be"What does the One God want me to Know about Him?" then the wager can be applied as "If God is not knowable, then I do not lose regardless of what I believe of Him... if He IS knowable, then I can lose everything in regards to what I believe in Him" and so on. Try applying it to every question that may come up about God using the possible answers as guildlines.
2007-06-29 13:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proves my point in an earlier answer. The only people who seem to bring up Pascal's wager are ---- Atheist. This is the fifth time today by my count and I don't even come close to seeing all the questions. You would think my random sampling would at least turn up one christian asking. Nope.
In other words You've set up a straw man to attack christians. I love you guys. You make me laugh.
2007-06-29 13:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by Tzadiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly. What a flimsy excuse for belief. Fire insurance. It just shows how narrow their knowledge of religious history is, considering their God is one of hundreds worshipped throughout human history. Are they going to Pascal's Wager themselves into believing in all the other ones, too?
2007-06-29 13:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly amusing.
After all, the wager proceeds from a falsehood; that god exists.
Once you understand that simple fact, the rest is, as you say, amusing.
2007-06-29 13:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by Yoda Green 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Given how pathetic their excuses are in general, this pathetic line is not any worse than usual. It is quite instructive in how desperate they can be to find a myriad of excuses for belief in the tooth fairy.
2007-06-29 13:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who would want to believe in a God who would torture you eternally in hell fire for not believing in him while he stayed scientifically invisible? There is no justice in that.
2007-06-29 13:13:15 · answer #7 · answered by quirky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fnd them thoughtworthy, and amusing at the same time.
I also find it funny, how no one wants to answer them.
2007-06-29 13:08:44 · answer #8 · answered by Due Nov29th SO EXCITED! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and don't you think a real god would see that you were just 'fakin' it'?
I think it's funny that after 350 years, some people think it's original.
2007-06-29 13:09:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's gotten kind of annoying. Like "Come to us! We have the better cookies!" Like I'm for sale or something.
2007-06-29 13:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋