Agnostic Atheism Wager
The Agnostic Atheism Wager was written in response to Pascal's Wager.
It states:
Whether or not you believe in God, you should live your life with love, kindness, compassion, mercy and tolerance while trying to make the world a better place. If there is no God, you have lost nothing and will have made a positive impact on those around you. If there is a benevolent God reviewing your life, you will be judged on your actions and not just on your ability to blindly believe, when there is a significant lack of evidence of any one god's existence.
It is often expanded upon to state that a God that would judge against a good person purely on the basis on not believing in him or worshipping him, would not be a God worth staying in Heaven with.
Taken from: http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Agnostic_Atheism%27s_Wager
It states:
Whether or not you believe in God, you should live your life with love, kindness, compassion, mercy and tolerance while trying to make the world a better place. If there is no God, you have lost nothing and will have made a positive impact on those around you. If there is a benevolent God reviewing your life, you will be judged on your actions and not just on your ability to blindly believe, when there is a significant lack of evidence of any one god's existence.
It is often expanded upon to state that a God that would judge against a good person purely on the basis on not believing in him or worshipping him, would not be a God worth staying in Heaven with.
Taken from: http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Agnostic_Atheism%27s_Wager
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Comment by Morgan Matthew on September 2, 2008 at 12:50am -
This video sums it up Christopher.
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Comment by Thomas Tew on September 2, 2008 at 1:02am -
Amen Morgan, Amen. haha
Anytime I get into a discussion with a Bible-thumping theist (I generally try to avoid this, but it happens from time to time), and I attempt to introduce any logic or reason, the reply is immediately "I don't have time for this".
Great video!
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Comment by Zack @ Think Atheist on September 4, 2008 at 11:10pm -
I havent heard anything about the Agnostic Atheism Wager, its a great point! I do think it still shouldn't stop atheists from bringing reason, logic, and intelligence into the world though. I was thinking it almost had a live and let live feel to it which reminded me of Pascals Wager :)
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