2007-11-12 00:42:49 · 33 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wouldn't either. It's pointless. Just wanted to see what everyone else thought.
2007-11-12 00:47:24 · update #1
hehe ((((mags))))
2007-11-12 00:47:41 · update #2
Nah. Why would I throw out my beliefs at the last moment?
2007-11-12 00:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
but which god does one choose? Pascal's wager assumes that the Xian god is the default god... not necessarily true.
therefore, if one chooses Yahweh the Xian god and Odin is the only god, wouldn't you be risking annoying Odin by choosing a false god? Wouldn't Odin be less offended if you chose no god?
Substitute Odin/Yahweh for any number of the thousands of potential gods out there and the Wager becomes even more ludicrous.
Pascal's Wager only serves to reinforce believers in Xianity who have been conditioned to dismiss other gods. Once you're free of their mind control scheme, you're better off being free of all mind control schemes.
2007-11-12 00:50:13 · answer #2 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't.
Aside from being very silly, the chances of me signing up to the right religion on my deathbed would be very remote, considering the range I have to choose from. Pascals wager would only work (in theory) if there were just Christianity.
But there isn't... there are many contenders, and I am certainly not signing up to all of them in my dying few moments.
2007-11-12 00:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by HP 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
How?
You mean suddenly decide to follow all religions faithfully in my few remaining minutes? I don't think that would be possible.
I'd spend a little time with my loved ones, making sure they know I love them, and then I'd go out and take down as many telemarketers as possible.
2007-11-12 00:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no...i would hope to see people that have already gone ahead.
pascal's wager is meaningless and ridiculous. you either believe or you don't. there is no pretending. what kind of deity wouldn't be able to tell the difference?
bright blessings to you
2007-11-12 01:52:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to think I wouldn't. But of course, I've never been near death, so who knows what kind of crazy **** will be going through my head as I become less and less coherent.
Not to mention the fact that I'd have several thousand "Gods" to choose from.
2007-11-12 00:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
our existence here is all a test of the Spirit and a test of Free Will. Believe in anything you wish, but you should be ready to accept the consequences.
in other words, we all reap what we sow.
2007-11-12 01:05:43 · answer #7 · answered by Bob V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, if I knew I was about to die, I would give ANYTHING a try!
What is Pascal's Wager?
2007-11-12 00:46:38 · answer #8 · answered by SUSAN P 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Nah, I'd try and see if I could become a ghost tho, I'd love to haunt some people.
2007-11-12 00:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pascal's wager makes sense only to people who don't understand the difference between believing and pretending to believe. These people must have no inner lives at all.
2007-11-12 00:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
*drink*
No. How could I believe in a god who was willing to accept such a "just in case" belief? It's contradictory on its face.
*sigh*
For those who said "What's that?" the basic idea is that Blaise Pascal argued we might as well believe in God. If he exists, we get the benefits (presumably heaven), and if he doesn't, it hasn't harmed us to believe it anyway. There are fallacies all over it, but the main one is as I mentioned: how could you have any respect for a God who accepted you on such terms? Also, I had enough trouble with trying to believe, then trying to pretend I believed for my mother's sake, then finally giving the whole thing up as fake. When the fakery gets three layers deep, it's time to wade out.
2007-11-12 00:46:03 · answer #11 · answered by auntb93 7 · 11⤊ 2⤋