Is it not safer to believe in the Lord, and not be burned in hell, than to not believe, and go to hell? Is it not better to take precaution, and believe, rather than not, and burn? The worst that can happen is that there will be nothing when you die, however... If you disbelieve, do yee not know that my Lord and savior, the holy toaster of Antioch will toast you, in eternal crunchyness?
2007-09-22 10:24:02 · 39 answers · asked by wd20x2 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are right!
Praise his holy toastyness!
From this day forth I will spurn the limp soggy heresy that is plain bread and only consume my bread products when properly sanctified and toasted to golden crunchiness.
When I die I will go to the land of butter and jam, rather than burn for eternity under the heat of His Great Glowing Elements, like the non-believers.
Edit:
Hmm, I do not think many responders got to the last part of your question.
2007-09-22 10:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Careful there buddy, you're so sharp that you might cut yourself.
Dragging out Pascal's Wager? The problem with that old chestnut is that it doesn't tell us anything about which of the thousands of different religions we should believe in. Pascal didn't pay any attention to faiths other than his own. What if it turns out that Christianity is wrong and the Sikhs are right? Or the Druids? Or the Vikings? Or the Jains? Can you imagine how foolish you'll feel if you spend all of your life believing in the Lord only to die and discover that this whole time Avelokitesvara was trying to help you avoid being reincarnated again?
2007-09-22 10:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pascal's Wager -- You know that this gets asked so often it is part of our drinking game
- It assumes there is no downside. There is. You spend your life (the only one you do have) following a lie. That is a HUGE downside.
- How would you know which God to pick? The evidence is the same for Anubis, so what happens to you when you are wrong and you can't pass the questions from the Book of the Dead or your heart weighs heaver than a feather. There are thousands of others with the same evidence. Just picking one randomly doesn't do much for your odds.
- How could you hope to fool a god by saying you believe when you don't?
2007-09-22 10:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Many atheists have rolled their eyes at Pascal wager, but rolling one's eyes is not a rebuttal. Can any of you atheists give a better answer than Hitchens lame and unconvincing response.
I would say that believing that God is; that all humans are his creation and thus equal; that no majority or government can take away a person's right, no matter what laws they pass or prisons they throw people into; that rulers are accountable to God for their action, even those actions that people never find out about or are able to punish; that there are some absolute truths; that the bond between man and woman is sacred is the better course.
Also, the fact that people have different names for God or different understandings of him does not undermine the rationality of accepting God. If anything the fact that so many civilization through out history have acknowledged God, even if in their own way, strengthen my belief in God. C.S. Lewis addresses this extensively. Many of the atheists posting seem not to have even read about this.
On more thing, believing in God is about more than just avoiding hell. It's about finding the surest foundation for our moral system, living a good life in the here and now, knowing the source of wisdom, benefiting from prayer, and understanding our importance and purpose in this life.
2007-09-22 10:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by spaintola 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
So you think I should pretend to have blind faith? If Christians are correct about their beliefs...dont you think God would know I was faking it? That is what Christianity calls for..blind faith. I cant be honest with my self believing in something that shows me no proof.In doing so, you also ask me to trust man.To believe that man has not in any way re written or added to the Bible.I cant do that either.Man has such a historic track record when it comes to morals and ethics.ROFL.Let me add that I do not consider myself an Athiest,I do believe that there is something,I just dont know what it is.
2007-09-22 10:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by mudgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry for the way you're being answered here. I understand your phrasing to them, as it seems safer for non-believers to try to believe(rather than living happily in their sin) until they learn Christ's love and believe truly and deeply as we do. I anticipate many thumbs-down from the many stone-ears-n-hearts out there, but I rest secure that I have done my part for God here. Nice toast end, though.
2007-09-22 10:43:37 · answer #6 · answered by ironsheep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If you disbelieve, do yee not know that my Lord and savior, the holy toaster of Antioch will toast you, in eternal crunchyness?"
LOL, Peanut butter and honey is excellent on toast
2007-09-22 10:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Ok if Atheists do this just to get away from hell is that a true acceptance of God? I believe what God is looking for is a relationship with his children. Acceptance of Jesus as your personal Savior is to say that they truly believe in God and what Jesus did on the Cross for them. Is to say well I am going to say I do "just in case" really accepting the gift of what Jesus did and truly declaring their belief?
2007-09-22 10:33:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude. Isn't it safer to stay away from lunatics and from people who care less about you than to worry about matters one does not believe in?
Pascal's wager is nice but it is not the end all of arguments. People will not follow you or Christ merely by persuasive arguments. You can argue all day long but if you are without love you may as well go bang your gong.
2007-09-22 10:27:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I knew you were going to ask this. That is why I made another quad shot espresso.
*Cheers*
Doesn't being kind and helping others because it is the right thing to do rather than merely saying you believe in God because you hope to gain some future reward make you a better person? Wouldn't a perfect, loving entity be more moved by people who engage in unselfish, kind acts than by disingenuous sycophants?
Pangloss' Wager revised.
2007-09-22 10:30:26 · answer #10 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋