Re: What if it's True? -- MIDRANGE-L

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John wrote:
>I think were back to the thin skinned argument.
>
>The question "What if IT is True" is a philosophical one and not a
>religious one.
>
>The idea is that if something may be true and it will cost you very
>little to adhere to it then why not adhere to it especially if the
>negatives far outweigh the costs.
>...

Although it is an interesting philosphical question,
it is often used by members of various religious
groups who think that the abstract "God" referred to
by Pascal is the God of their own particular religion.

Here's a good discussion of Pascal's Wager:
<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/>

Cheers!  Hans


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