"Many people aren't familiar with "Pascals Wager", & that's a shame.It seems to pre-suppose that god is too stupid to discern whether the person REALLY believes."
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If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.
Started this discussion. Last reply by William C. Walker Feb 14, 2011. 19 Replies 0 Likes
"but what if it is true?" These people are really atheists and just need to admit it.Continue
Are Evangelicals Against Peace in the Middle East?
Started this discussion. Last reply by George Whitney Jun 21, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
As long as there is conflict in the middle east their beliefs are validated.Continue
Convert People from Christianity to Atheist
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Lamb Jun 20, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Would it be wrong to stand outside of a church and ask people to attend a discussion group about atheism?
What is Speaking in Tongues?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Fred Werther Aug 26, 2010. 41 Replies 0 Likes
Apprently, Pentecostals speak in tongues. Sarah Palin is Pentecostal. I guess a lot of people are.
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William C. Walker replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'
Eoganacht replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"But how much money will you sink into it before you win? Is it better to have the money you would otherwise spend on lotto tickets or to gamble and try to win big?"
Troy C replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"You can't win the lotto if you don't play! haha.. Bill Maher quote"
Dale Headley replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"But what if I believe that a T. rex is getting ready to attack my house? Will people believe me just because I proclaim my FAITH that this is true? Would they recommend I abandon my house based on my faith? Neither would I…"
Mo Trauen replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"Yep. One of the worst arguments for belief.
http://goodatheistarguments.blogspot.com/2010/10/pascals-wager-fools-bet.html"
Skycomet the Fallen Angel replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"Pascal's Wager 101...."
Mo Trauen replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"I don't know if you are addressing George or myself, Laura. I didn't mean to insult. I went through a period when I called myself agnostic and gave the same reasons that you give. Eventually, I realized that I was doing…"
Laura Foster replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"But what business is it of yours how/when they arrive at that? We're talking about the privacy of one's own mind?
I was one of those "spineless peeps" that George mentions, for years. I had to arrive at…"
Mo Trauen replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"That's just it, George. The real reason they do this is fear. And, I don't think it is really fear of god or hell, it's fear of the other believers and the social and economic repercussions of coming out. If we can…"
Christopher Bricklemyer replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"Don't forget to pin a note to yourself so the EMT's know to remove your body from the house feet-first. Don't want to accidentally become a vampire. Then they will need the garlic!"
Eoganacht replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"A wooden stake under my pillow in case of vampires."
Bryan B replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"A gun with a silver bullet in case of werewolves"
Mr. Anderson replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"A ring of salt around my bed every night. Just in case of witches..."
el3ktro replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"If one believes in (the Christian) god "just in case", he should probably also believe in all the other gods, "just in case", and he should probably also protect his house from fire-spitting dragons, "just in case", or…"
Albert Bakker replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"Revelation 3:14-16, no matter how mindbogglingly insane that piece of mushroom-induced garbage is, still has something nice to say about cutting off the applicability of that particular probability calculus:
14 And unto the angel of the church of…"
Batlin replied to Adam Shope's discussion 'If you believe in God "just in case" please stop.'"I would not take Pascal's Wager at any odds."
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 1:47pm on July 8, 2010,
Gaytor said… - Adam, did you remove your blog? It appears to be gone and I started a discussion about it on a moderator page since it was minimalist. No one has noted removing it so I wanted to see if it was you or if we have someone deleting without discussing it.
- At 11:15pm on June 14, 2010,
Reggie said… - Thanks for the add!
- At 2:08pm on June 14, 2010,
Kevin Hamlin said… - Hello, Adam. Nice to meet you.
- At 1:03pm on June 14, 2010,
Holli Yawney said… - Thanks!
- At 12:49pm on June 12, 2010,
Stefany GG said… - hello :)
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