Think about this: A Christian believes in God and follows His truths, but then dies and God never comes because He didn't exist. So the Christian is in the ground rotting forever. But an athiest believes God doesn't exist, and then God comes. Then the athiest would pretty much be screwed, right?Which would be better? Wouldn't it be better to believe than to not?
2007-11-15 07:10:43 · 38 answers · asked by bla 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's definitely better to be a Christian!! Christians found the truth and the truth has set us free from sin and hell!!!
Amen! Hallelujah!!!
2007-11-15 07:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by LJ4Bama 4 · 2⤊ 11⤋
The Christian Church taught me an incorrect code of morality, and taught me to feel guilty when I'm "bad."
It is a plague to the world.
Thank God as the world gets smarter, less choose to believe in God. His teachings are brutal and immoral.
Look at the God of the Old Testament, he says any man who picks up sticks on the Sabbath is too be stoned, and that disobedient children should be put to death.
I doubt they taught you that in Sunday School, they certainly didn't teach that to me.
Ever since I've let go of Christianity, I've become a much more friendly, optimistic person.
I have no room for doom and gloom anymore.
And, when I die, if God does exist and punishes me for choosing not to believe in him, then God is not a very benevolent being.
A benevolent God would be concerned whether I lived a life of peace, love, and virtue.
He wouldn't be too concerned whether or not I believed in him, nor his son.
And if God isn't fully and truly benevolent, he's not worth our worship.
2007-11-15 07:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it really matters. Even if there is no God, Christians take comfort in believing in him and praying to him. If there is a God, that's good for Christians, but wouldn't make a difference to an Atheist because God doesn't exist for them. God is real to any certain person based on their beliefs. If you believe in God, he is real to YOU. If not, then he isn't.
2007-11-15 07:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if the atheist is right, then no god will come because no god exists.
But if the Christian is wrong, he or she has wasted all that time, energy and money worshipping a falsehood.
I don't see how you can possibly conclude that being a wrong Christian would be better than being a correct atheist.
2007-11-15 07:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, it is impossible to practice Pascal's wager,(belief based on consequence of belief) for if you are in doubt enough to make such a wager, you are not actually in belief. "What one says" and "what one believes" are not the same. Despite this quick destruction, as a back-handed courtesy, we can revive Pascal via the following clarification, but only to destroy Pascal again several times later on:
Pascal's wager in belief (flawed as described above)
Pascal's wager in practice (regardless of belief, go through the motions of religion just in case)
Now that Pascal's back on prosthetic feet, let's serve the next dose.
Appeal to benefit of belief is in no way substantiation of belief. I don't feel the need to argue this.
But what about those who care less about the evidence issue and more about the benefit?
Pascals assumption that there is nothing to be lost by following the word of God, tipping the scales of benefit in theistic religion's favor. However, if god does not exist and therefore there is no heaven and hell, we can then abandon all morals and rules asseted by the word of God,(maybe you wouldn't but it is important to realize you could). One with the means could acquire all the wealth and fruit of the world one desired at the expense of anyone he chose, and never go to hell upon one's death. Given enough power, one could create a land of milk and honey here on earth for the term of one's life,(Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gates) and secure it for one's children or loved ones via will. That is certainly something lost if the path of God is undertaken. Therefore Pascal's assumption of the equations balance is way off. The degree of the balance will be subjective but, once again, Pascal goes down.
Morals and ethics may still be reinvented at any time without God, as they originally were.
All counter arguments invited
2007-11-15 09:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by SWM ISO truth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your god is going to send me to hell just because I didn't bend a knee to him then I do not want to be there. I do not care to associate with that type of person in this life, why would I want to associate with them in another life. But, if I lead an exemplary life even though I be an atheist then I should be just as welcome in heaven as you. What does belief have to do with living a good life. Is it that christians do not know how to not sin but have to have some one else tell them. Atheists don't have that problem. We understand right from wrong.
2007-11-15 07:50:31 · answer #6 · answered by bocasbeachbum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pascals Wager is a seriously flawed argument.
It can be floored easily by the very simple fact that Anubis (or any other God) could exist instead of your God.
2007-11-15 07:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by The Return Of Sexy Thor 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That is actually called Descartes theory (or Pascals wager) I believe.
If we believe and there is no heaven what do we lose? nothing we're jsut back were we started.
But if we DON'T believe and it is real, we are in a whole mess of trouble with no chance at heaven. So isn't it safer just to believe?
(I'm not saying just to believe because it's safer, I'm really just stating a theory)
2007-11-15 07:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by Ivana Cracker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I died and found there was a God after all. I would say, 'sorry buddy, but you gave me free will and I choose not to believe in you'.
At which point, being the vengeful God he is, he'll send me straight to the fiery furnace.
2007-11-15 07:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would rather be tortured for eternity than worship a christian god who created a world like this(the problem) and us (the solution) for his amusement. their is no real purpose for a god to create us. so, if he created me to worship him, then he is vain. come on, the devil got in trouble because he wanted some people to worship him, and He said no, they must all worship me. screw that. i don't want any part of that god and i'm not going to live my life out of fear.
2007-11-15 07:22:36 · answer #10 · answered by Rallen F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well no, as if you were a christian and were right and then would be going to heaven! and as an atheist would be dammed for all eternity.
You do the maths
2007-11-15 07:15:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋