From my understanding, the Pascal's Wage has the assumption that god rewards faith in him. But, is there a similiar Pascal's Wage that has the assumption that god rewards being good instead of having faith?
Assuming that there is a god, and that he does reward being good, I would say atheists are pretty much in the clear, while christians are the ones who will get screwed.
2007-11-24 05:18:56 · 3 answers · asked by Psychedelic Pantheist 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry for the missing 'r'.
2007-11-24 05:32:13 · update #1
It's 'Pascals Wager', not 'Wage'.
And if you accept the premise of the wager that only the belief being proposed can be right or wrong, then any belief can be used in the wager.
Example: If you believe X, you get a benefit. If you do not believe X, you get nothing. Therefore, you should believe X.
Note that X doesn't imply any specific belief. The wager fails because you can substitute any proposition for X, therefore meaning you should believe anything and everything.
2007-11-24 05:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mojo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pascal's wage packet there would be hanging on a karmic hook.
If doing good deeds pays off in a future life, do good...
Of it doesn't at least you'l know you've spent a life doing good.
Of course if you're only doing good because you expect payback in your next life then the karmic benefit evaporates...
No, it's just as fouled up.
2007-11-24 05:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you have more to support your conclusion.
2007-11-24 05:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by Richard F 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋