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To: Notary Sojac
I am an atheist because I can no more envision a universe where supernatural beings exist than I can envision a universe where addition is not commutative.

I can resonably utilize your explanation and say that I am a Christian because I can envision a universe where supernatural beings exist because addition is commutative.

I must say that if you are right and I am wrong then I will have lost nothing and will know nothing beyound death. However, if I am right and you are wrong, you will have lost everything and you will know it forever.

I would encourage you not to stake your eternal possibilities on the contents of some math book, but get the book of God's word on your own and challenge God to prove Himself. You like another avowed atheist, C.S. Lewis, may find yourself also "surprised by joy".

18 posted on 12/04/2011 10:22:11 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: tbpiper
However, if I am right and you are wrong, you will have lost everything

I'm quite familiar with Pascal's wager. And with the principal objection to it, that God sees the human heart and can tell the difference between true belief and feigned belief.

Of course, Pascal had an answer to that objection, that the unbeliever should act as if he believes ...."Follow the way by which they began; by acting as if they believed, taking the holy water, having masses said, etc. "

Are those the specific things which you think I should do??

22 posted on 12/05/2011 6:46:19 AM PST by Notary Sojac
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