Wednesday, October 16, 2013

PASCAL'S WAGER

Evangelical Protestant Christian:  But what if you’re wrong?  
My Atheist Answer : 
If I am wrong and Osama Bin Laden was right, then most of the world, including you, me, the pope, Gandhi, the sweet Christian lady down the street and your pastor will be in hell together.

If I am wrong and the Catholics are right, most of the world, including you, me, Osama, Gandhi and all the Protestants and their pastors will be in hell together.
If I am wrong and the Church of Christ is right, then most of the world, including you, me, the pope, Gandhi and most Protestants will be in hell together.
If I am wrong and the Buddhist or Hindus are right, all of us will get a chance to try again.
If I am wrong and the Universalists are right, all of us, including, you, me, the pope, Osama, Stalin, the nice Christian lady down the street, will all be in heaven together. 
If I am wrong and non of the existing religions got it right, all of us will be at the mercy of whatever god exists out there that none of us ever found.
Under most scenarios, you suffer the same fate as do I and most of the world. Out of the hundreds of possibilities, the only way you don't end up with most of the world and me is if you are right.
I don't think the question you really wanted to ask was: "What if you're wrong?" What you meant to ask was: "What if I'm right?" In that case, as in most other scenarios, most of the world, including some really great, nice and wonderful people, will be in hell while you and some really nasty evil people who "repented" at the last moment, will be in heaven together. Enjoy!