tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13853833.post113742789968899121..comments2017-10-03T08:03:23.849-07:00Comments on Dave's Blog: #10: Pascal's WagerDave Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03938134400893131673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13853833.post-1137445655843017162006-01-16T13:07:00.000-08:002006-01-16T13:07:00.000-08:00Hi Rowan!#10 was inspired by the excellent "Reject...Hi Rowan!<BR/><BR/>#10 was inspired by the excellent "Rejection of Pascal's Wager" site in my links. Here's a page from there that addresses this issue directly: http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/pascal.html. (Often unavailable due to high traffic)<BR/><BR/>Your reasoning about God knowing why you would choose Christianity is excellent, and brings up the point that ANY reason that Christians state for choosing Christianity is essentially selfish. Eternal life, being a pal with Jesus, avoiding Hell, feeling the peace and love, are all dangling carrots that do nothing for anyone else. A reasonable God would reject any of these reasons in favor of someone who simply and selflessly does his best to help others.Dave Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938134400893131673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13853833.post-1137444005646020282006-01-16T12:40:00.000-08:002006-01-16T12:40:00.000-08:00I like your scenario. It is quite beautful. But ...I like your scenario. It is quite beautful. <BR/><BR/>But I have a hard time even getting to that point. I'm still hung up on:<BR/><I><BR/>" If you are a Christian and you are wrong, you have lost nothing. If Christians are right, and you choose otherwise, you could be condemned to hell. Therefore, take the path of least risk."</I><BR/><BR/>To me this is an absurd line of thought. It seem not only sleazy and cowardly, but fruitless. Any omniscient diety would surely look into your heart and see exactly <B>why</B> you made your decision. And were I a jealous (biblical) god, I'd probably send you somewhere nasty just for being such a chump.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>This is the first of your reasons that I've gotten to read, yet. I'll be back. But right now I have to go pick up Maya from a friend's house.<BR/><BR/>(Coincidentally, my word verification is <I>mmindwp</I> - mind warp? That's kind of funny.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com