did you ask your self even once what if iam wrong?

Question

christians?what about atheists? what about muslims?

according to the probabilities and logarithm whom do you think has the highest results?

note
i will add muslim view if i didnt get a muslim who ask this question

Answer 1

Do you?



What if YOUR choice is wrong and MINE (Pagan) is right? Or if HERS (Muslim) is right?



You're referring to Pascal's Wager - it makes sense to bet on God because if you're right, you're spending very little (belief) and gaining everything. If you're wrong, you spent very little for no gain - and no real loss.



The problem with it is WHICH faith - most of them seem to delight in dooming everyone else to eternal damnation. So, what if you made the right play in believing in SOMETHING, but picked the WRONG faith - Whoops! Hell for you!



That's one thing I like about being a Pagan...



Orion



EDIT: I think so. It's not LOGICAL - Faith, by it's very definition is not logical - but even science is based, in some part, on faith (postulates and a belief that everything is rational - despite evidence that some things ARENT! - e.g. chaos theory). But it is based upon evidence. My experiences have guided me in the choice of my faith - it works for me. Shakespeare had it right: There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Answer 2

Yep, that's what led me away from religion.



I asked myself, "What if I'm wrong?" and as soon as I allowed myself to seriously and critically consider my religious beliefs, it was obvious to me that I was indeed wrong.



Most religious people I know have that question walled up and sealed off so tightly in their brains, that they will never even consider the possibility that they are wrong. I think in many cases, they're afraid of opening those floodgates.

Answer 3

It depends of the importance of my decision: when taken an important decision I even am evaluating it afterwoods. And surely, in some cases I changed I changed my decision. I believe everybody can make mistakes but the intelligent ones are fast to realise it.

Answer 4

Of course I do, but then I do believe God is always there for me even if he's not answering.

I would much rather believe there is a God and when I die know that I have believed therefore I'm welcome into paradise then to not believe and get thrown out. I can't understand why anyone would not believe.

Answer 5

Until we reach the state of "doubtless awareness" we will always keep asking. (:-\) -----> Self-Realization *):-) -----> Thoughtless awareness( a state of deep peace where the mind is absolutely calm and silent yet completely alert) -------> Doubtless awareness( KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT DOUBT)------------>...

Practical experiance of SELF-REALISATION, while sitting in front of your computer(5-7 min) http://www.coolspirit.info/experience

Answer 6

I question myself all the time. I think that's what keeps me so faithful.

Answer 7

Of course I ask myself if I am wrong. How could I not?

Answer 8

I did..and that is one reason I became an atheist