Religious Wagers

[sacred_river]

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Pascal’s Wager essentially states that it makes the most sense to have faith in the Biblical God because if he is real then a believer will earn entry into Heaven while a nonbeliever will suffer for eternity in Hell, whereas if God is not real, both lose nothing (unless to say

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Interesting.....

[tnatnt]

I do think that as children, there needs to be somekind of religious foundation in order to teach morality. I have noticed throughout the years that children who don't have a solid religious belief system tend to be more selfish, self centered with less and less compassion for their peers. Without some kind of foundation, the child who grows into an adult becomes a by product of society and trying to keep up with the Jones's or in a more negative light, a drug dealer or murderer who disregards the value of human life because their sense of right and wrong revolves around selfish ideals