Christians, if you believe that I as an atheist should accept Pascals wager and belive in God, then?

Question

What if Mohammed is correct, by the same token--shouldn't you rush out and convert to Islam--just in case. Pascals wager works both ways.

Answer 1

Belief in God is not a requirement for taking up Pascal's Wager...rather, merely being open to God's existence is required.

Then, if God exists, it makes sense to live one's life as God would have us live. It is at this point that an examination of religious codes would take place. One must, if one is serious about the wager, adopt the way of life that is proposed by the religious code that has the best chance of being God's truth. To determine that, one must understand what that religious code says and whether that code is internally consistent.

Any religious code which appears to advocate the wholesale destruction of non-believers cannot, to any reasoned, thinking person, hold much of a chance of being God's Code of Conduct....especially when it is internally inconsistent.

Therefore, any reasoned, thinking person would immediately discount Islam as a possibility.

Answer 2

Ahhhh! Pascal's wager again, OK fellow Christians, join me in our "pascal's wager" drinking game (ginger ale of course). Not a day goes by when an atheist doesn't bring it up, as if that automatically makes the argument moot.

Answer 3

Atheist's Wager:

You should live your life and try to make the world a better place for your being in it, whether or not you believe in God. If there is no God, you have lost nothing and will be remembered fondly by those you left behind. If there is a benevolent God, he may judge you on your merits coupled with your commitments, and not just on whether or not you believed in him

Answer 4

As a Christian I say Pascals wager is an antiquated philosophy. Believe what you want it doesn't bother me. My faith is for me I don't push it and I don't expect others to push their opinions on me.

Answer 5

As a Christian I have no belief about what you should do. Nevertheless, one doesn't simply decide a belief. One is persuaded in some way to believe. In the case of Jesus, no one is able to believe in Him unless He enables one to do so.I have neither the duty nor ability to bring you to believe in Jesus. That is the work of the Holy Spirit of God.

Answer 6

I think that you should believe in God, but not because of Pascal's wager, or of ontological proof, or any other apologetics, but because He exists. If you need proof of His existence, there are tons of apologetic arguments, the Holy Spirit to give you faith, and His Word, but if choose to reject God, that's your choice.

Answer 7

To be quite honest, I don't give clown what you believe in... I'm a Christian and that's my personal belief... If you want to believe in Mohamed, go for it.. If you want to believe in the Buddha, go right ahead.. It ain't my business.... You have free will and you can choose whatever you want... I don't know why you're obsessed in proving us wrong.. It ain't gonna work... people have tried to prove us wrong for 2,000 years and it hasn't worked... We're gonna continue to believe no matter what.. and we're willing to give our lives for it..

So, just mind your own athiest business and leave us alone.. But I think you're just trying to convince yourself more than us.. Perhaps you still haven't convinced yourself out of Christianity..

Answer 8

Which is why it doesn't work at all. But I understand that was your point. I'm just grabbing two points, really.

Answer 9

Good one!
Cheers.

And we'd all better leave out a plate of cookies and a glass of milk on Christmas Eve. You know...just in case.

Answer 10

Is it time to start drinking already?