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Of course he will experience it no matter what... there is no escape from the afterlife whether he believes in it or not.SoulTYPE01 said:But if he does not believe in the afterlife, will he still "experience it"?
SoulTYPE01 said:Anyways, if a man is happy in his Earth-life without God or believing in God, then he shall not need to worry about what happens whence he dies, for he will not be in the heavens with God, but purely non-existant.
I cannot imagine a corpse getting up from his grave to feel deprived.
Exactly, as I already showed in the Qur'an:SoulTYPE01 said:So I must sacrifice all and prepare for the afterlife then, lol.?
Look at it from the flip side---you can't be certain the afterlife won't happen either! I guess, for me, I'd rather be safe than sorry. If I'm wrong about there being a God, and there's no eternity, then---oh well! Doesn't do me any damage to believe what I believe. However, if I decide not to believe, and I end up being wrong, then I'm screwed for all of eternity, and I'd really rather not take that risk. That's how I look at it.SoulTYPE01 said:But does it sound odd to dump everything in something that I am not certain will happen.
But what if there is a God and you chose the wrong one? What if that God is as revengeful, jealous and cruel as the Xian one? I find that a better solution to Pascal's wager is not to vote for any of the innumerable proposed Gods, but try to be as kind as possible to myself (in the first place) and to other beings, and to think that if there is a God (which I find very unbelievable), that that thing would look mercifully at my efforts.Hope said:So, if one does this, in the name of Christ, even if he turns out in the end to be wrong about his beliefs, he will have lived an excellent life that had a lasting impact on others. I see belief as a 'can't-lose' deal!
Well placed anders. Fruabl for you.anders said:\, but try to be as kind as possible to myself (in the first place) and to other beings, and to think that if there is a God (which I find very unbelievable), that that thing would look mercifully at my efforts.
You have a good point, anders. However, you are still staking everything on the chance that God will take kindly to your disbelief, when all is said and done. I'd rather not take that chance. And how can you 'choose' the wrong God when there is only one?anders said:But what if there is a God and you chose the wrong one? What if that God is as revengeful, jealous and cruel as the Xian one? I find that a better solution to Pascal's wager is not to vote for any of the innumerable proposed Gods, but try to be as kind as possible to myself (in the first place) and to other beings, and to think that if there is a God (which I find very unbelievable), that that thing would look mercifully at my efforts.