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"if you don't actually believe in god in the first place, than the decision to believe in god or not is just about as relevant as the decision to believe in san
by nocman 16y ago
"if you don't actually believe in god in the first place, than the decision to believe in god or not is just about as relevant as the decision to believe in santa claus"
That's not really an a accurate statement. What a person believes doesn't determine what is relevant in this case. What does determine what is relevant is what the truth about God actually is.
If God does exist, and if the Bible accurately describes His interactions with and expectations of man, then not believing He exists has ramifications that will affect you for all of eternity!
If God truly does not exist, then you might be able to argue that it is irrelevant whether you believe in Him or not. But even in that case, it depends on how the belief in a false deity affects the believer. Does their belief in a false deity guide how they make important decisions in life? If so, then even belief in a false deity is totally relevant.
- ericb 16y agoPascal's wager only makes some semblance of sense when you consider one possible god with a simple "damned if you don't" heuristic. Throw in all the possible gods that have come before and after (Ra, Zeus, Freyja, Odin, The Moonies) and the wager starts to look pretty bad when you have to pick the "right one."
- nocman 16y agoI don't see how you went from my post to Pascal's wager. Please explain.
- nollidge 16y agoWhat if you've got the wrong god? Then you're just as screwed as the atheists.
- nocman 16y agoThat's absolutely true. If there is one true God, you'd better make sure you've got the right one.