Think Pascal's Wager in reverse.
2007-12-09 07:43:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I appreciate Dawn's answer...right on the mark.
Some people avoided the question all together. This question asks you to make a hypothetical assumption (that belief does not result in eternal life or condemnation to hell). You have to understand why some believers proselytize using Pascal's Wager (John 3:16) in order to construct a cogent answer.
2007-12-09 07:52:43 · update #1
Look up fealty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fealty ). The question uses it in a pejorative sense to illustrate a point.
2007-12-09 07:54:46 · update #2
yes .. i dont believe in God because of a promise of heaven or threat of hell .. its a loving relationship ..
2007-12-09 07:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I dont believe in any Hell or eternal punishment
I dont believe that only one faith makes it to the next life
there is no carrot here
Pascals wager doesnt work
because it misses a huge point
not everyone who believes in God is Christian
2007-12-09 07:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes i will and i will still beg him for mercy for my self and others i will beg him for a good life in the world and a best life in heaven because he is the god of the universe you call god he will answer you. if you raise your hands to him to pray he will give you even those thing which you dont deserve and trust me i got the answer from him
2007-12-09 08:00:08 · answer #3 · answered by answering machine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a good idea... if your a conformist. I think that Norse mythology is more truthful, as they reward you for dying heroically, not dying because you wouldn't bend a little. With christian martyrs, they all are too proud to bend a little, with their "my god is real and yours isn't" attitude. So long live Eirik Bloodaxe and Sigmund Volsungasson!
2007-12-09 07:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by Satan in a Box 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believe in god whatever he does to me. He is my creator and I submit to what he does , good or bad ,in my sadness and happiness. that's what I call the right faith in god. He tell you that this life is temporary and I am preparing an eternally wonderful life in heaven if you only believe in me. why are you so attached to this short life?? but if you believe in him because you want life , that's prove your egoism and not the real faith in god.
2007-12-09 07:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by educ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God showed himself to me. So if I go to Heaven or hell I would still believe.
He exists.
2007-12-09 07:51:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ruth 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Like my father once said. "If none of it were true, it's still a good way to live".....But I believe all that God's word says because God will say "Let it be" and it will happen.
2007-12-09 07:47:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The belief in God is gift from God. Either you have that gift or you don't. If then one receives such a gift it then becomes part of way they are. Cant change that.
2007-12-09 07:48:40 · answer #8 · answered by Overseer 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the whole 'eternal life' thing doesn't really register in my mind
i believe in god b/c he's awesome.
that's it
2007-12-09 08:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by Banana 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would God create us if we weren't to inherit eternal life?
2007-12-09 07:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Fabian19 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋