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KC · 09-09-2003, 06:43 AM

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Also, I'm reminded of what Pascal once said to a man who challenged him on his belief in God and heaven. Pascal told the man, "I'll make a bet with you. I bet there is a God, a Creator. You can bet against it." The man said to Pascal, "So what does that matter?" Pascal replied, "Well, if I'm wrong about God and heaven existing, then when I die, I'll lose nothing, because I don't exist anymore. BUT...If you die and you're wrong..." You get the point?

Pascal's Wager is for intellectual sissies.

KC

Data · 09-09-2003, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by KC
Pascal's Wager is for intellectual sissies.

KC

How do they think that god will not be able to see through their petty attempt to play the odds, I wonder.

Gracchus · 09-10-2003, 12:38 AM

Why would Pascal think God would have to cover his bet? Were I God, I'd burn him a few billion years just for presumption.

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Gracchus Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: California Posts: 359	Why would Pascal think God would have to cover his bet? Were I God, I'd burn him a few billion years just for presumption.

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