atheist

[Jonathan Lighter]

Does God want people to believe in Him chiefly to beat the odds?

I once asked a devout friend. He said yes, that's quite acceptable. The
point is to think and act as though you believe, even if you don't.

I think that explains a lot.

JL
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Dave Wilton <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

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> Ah, but how do you know you're believing in the right god? They tend to be
> really jealous.
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> The safer bet is remaining neutral and not believing in any.
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> At 12/19/2009 09:19 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
> >  3. and he chooses to behave as if there is no God.
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> Risky.  The probabilistic expectation is greater if one chooses to
> believe in God.
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> Joel
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