Reverend Blair said:If you believe in a god, you are giving an unseen entity credit for your successes and creating a defacto excuse for your failures. If you don't believe in god, you must take responsibility for your actions and the actions of your fellow men cannot be easily explained away without considering cause and effect.
I believe that is known as that hard truth.
Toro said:Blaise Pascal wrote that it is rational to believe in God. If you believe in God and God exists, you go to heaven. If you believe in God and there is no God, there is no loss. If you don't believe in God and there is no God, there is no loss. If you didn't believe in God, and God exists, then you go to hell. Thus, there is no downside in believing in God and no upside in being an atheist. I believe this is known as Pascal's Dilemna.
Vanni Fucci said:Here's Vanni's Dilemma:
A preponderance of evidence suggests that gods and religions are man-made constructs, and no evidence suggests that it is otherwise...so why would I blindly follow those that would seek to deceive me?
no1important said:There is no proof of "God" or any of the other 100's if not thousands of "gods" exist. Why dont they make an appearance?
Toro said:Vanni Fucci said:Here's Vanni's Dilemma:
A preponderance of evidence suggests that gods and religions are man-made constructs, and no evidence suggests that it is otherwise...so why would I blindly follow those that would seek to deceive me?
Deceive you? In what manner?
Toro said:Reverend Blair said:If you believe in a god, you are giving an unseen entity credit for your successes and creating a defacto excuse for your failures. If you don't believe in god, you must take responsibility for your actions and the actions of your fellow men cannot be easily explained away without considering cause and effect.
I believe that is known as that hard truth.
Well, that's why God takes sides in football games.