If Islam is true then Christians would lose out the same as those Muslims who were deemed not good enough for paradise. Islam is a works based religion and so I could convert to Islam and still be damned. I think it would be best to put my faith in the religion which (if true) garentees a place for me in heaven just for beleiving. If the situation was that it was a 50% possibility for Christianity to be true and 50% possibility for Islam to be true statistically speaking there would be more chance in me going to heaven for choosing Christianity as there could be only 25% chance that Islam will get me into heaven.
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This is not a stupid comment either. Its merely saying that if one faith offers heaven simply for believing, and another demands faith and a certain level of good deeds, then is we suppose both faiths have an equal chance of being true; the better bet is for the religion with the easier access to Heaven!
Stunning statistical analysis aside, I agree, we should support the faith that has us get eternal paradise without actually having to DO anything. I mean, helping people and crap? Who do I look like, Jesus?
But that percentage math... That's hard to argue with. Probably not for the reasons he'd want, but hard to argue with nonetheless.
Damn, they have bookies for everything. But this bookie kinda sucks. If he wants to play the probability game, it would be best for him to pay lip service to every religion. And just to be sure, blow yourself up so that you may also be eligible for those 72 virgins.
Admit it, you're too much of a lazy, selfish bastard to do good works, so you want to be rewarded for doing nothing.
Because you would never want to accidentally behave well, right?
By the way, how can you have faith in something you KNOW to be uncertain, at best?
oh dear, Pascal's wager again.
what if Bumba , or Odin is the true God ?
Unfortunately, Calvin was right: the decision of who is saved and who is damned was made at the beginning of time, irrespective of human desire or effort. Therefore the possibility of being saved by becoming a Christian, Muslim or otherwise is 0%.
Thanks for playing.
"just for beleiving."
The core, and ultimately the only requirement to be a fundie. Not only that, the doctrine of this sect.
It means works (being a provider, charity and compassion) means NOTHING to them. It also means laws of the land mean nothing to them, all they have to do is believe.
But, as there are thousands of religion, there is less than 0.1% chance that you are "correct" in your choice.
I bet whatever god is up there (if any) would just LOVE the ones who handled their "beleif" as a bet...
If I was a god, I'd rather accept those who were genuine in their belief of another deity, than the ones who just sucked up to me to get a reward.
"If Islam is true then Christians would lose out the same as those Muslims who were deemed not good enough for paradise. Islam is a works based religion and so I could convert to Islam and still be damned."
James 2:14-26.
James 2:17 (KJV): 'Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead , being alone.'
Enjoy your mega-paradox, Bumhuffer.
'Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just , then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust , then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.'
-Marcus Aurelius
Seems this ancient Roman won the bet before Pascal had even been born to make his 'Wager'...! [/hyper-smartarse]
Boy, are you fucked ! [/Pascal's Wager] >:D
Confused?
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