• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 hours ago

    In every religion you ignore every other religion, so that point is bollocks.

    How does that negate my point? If anything, it supports my point. Pascal’s Wager is specifically about Christianity. That’s like literally my point.

    Everyone faces the roulette wheel

    No. Only people who think they are going to be subjected to eternal punishment for not believing. I’ve got no religion roulette wheel in my life because I’ve never been given a single good reason to believe I’m facing eternal punishment.

    In some religions all you have to do is repent at the last minute.

    Only if you choose the correct god. You’ve got a 1 in several thousand chance of being correct. Good luck I guess.

    And finally:

    How do you know you cant trick god?

    Because literally the definition of the word “omniscient”. If you can trick your god into thinking your beliefs are genuine, when in reality you’re just hedging your bets, then they’re not omniscient.

    No need to apologize, this is for anyone who happens to read this, not just you.

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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      9 hours ago

      Theres a chance i just dont understand the fallacy.

      How does that negate my point? If anything, it supports my point

      It would be better to write down anything on the exam than leave the question blank?

      No. Only people who think they are going to be subjected to eternal punishment for not believing.

      That’s exactly the concept thats being discussed though? That’s not a point against pascals wager thats just straight atheism.

      Only if you choose the correct god.

      Yeah. Like on roulette, only if you choose the right number.

      Because literally the definition of the word “omniscient”

      He might not be. You’ll be familiar with the classic refutal where “he cant be omniscient AND omnipotent AND benevolent”. If god exists then he must fall short of at least one of those.

      I really might be misunderstanding here, but i dont feel like I’ve seen any solid proof other than a firm belief that there’s no god.