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[drewskyd]

Ok, so someone told this to me recently: "The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest win and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

I just wanted to know what people thought of this.

 

[raigeki]

Its pretty obvious tho
i would hope

 

Why would it matter since we are supposedly dead?

 

[raigeki]

Why would it matter since we are supposedly dead?

how so?

 

how would we know if we were dead

 

[The Riddler_]

There is nothing to debate here.

Also, the quote should be changed to:

"The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest lose and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

 

[raigeki]

how would we know if we were dead

Look up the definition of "dead"
I think your confused.
Logically what you said, made no since

 

[blindkilla]

The thing about that situation, is that there is no way for the atheists to realize they were right, or for theists to realize they were wrong. Sort of like a paradox.

 

[dam prayer noobs]

Ok, so someone told this to me recently: "The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest win and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

I just wanted to know what people thought of this.

And then there is this version:

"Only thing is, that if there is no afterlife atheists win and believers lose all that time and thought and having to abide to stupid rules instead of doing what you want that they used to concentrate on their religion.

 

[nicklee]

when someone dead,he will lose the feelings,so they can not tell~

actually,many guys believe the exist of afterlife.guys would always do something good to get a good reputation for their afterlife.in that case,the belief in afterlife may be something good,at least not bad
i can not say it absolutely,since i do not have the experience,nobody will do that,i think.

 

[Denode]

Ok, so someone told this to me recently: "The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest win and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

I just wanted to know what people thought of this.

Rather incorrect. If there is no afterlife, believers lose all the time they spent praying, attending church, worrying about hell/hoping for heaven, and any other time/money spent towards religious endeavours.

 

[Deacon Frost]

The thing about that situation, is that there is no way for the atheists to realize they were right, or for theists to realize they were wrong. Sort of like a paradox.

Exactly.

Besides, it's not about winning or losing. It's about how you play the game.

 

[morttt]

If there is an afterlife, the atheist ceases to exist.
If there isn't an afterlife, the atheist ceases to exist.

At least atheism has certainty. Religious people have to spend their last moments worrying about whether their beliefs are accurate.

 

[Swan]

This is just another way of saying this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager

However this is flawed; how do you know your God is the right one?

 

[Schnell]

Ok, so someone told this to me recently: "The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest win and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

I just wanted to know what people thought of this.

If there is no afterlife, believers have used resources on a futile attempt at getting a good afterlife. If there is an afterlife, who wins depends on which afterlife is the right one. Everyone could win, everyone could lose, or anything in-between.

I admit I'm afraid of death, no shame in that, but I won't devote my life to something that to me sounds like pure bullshit just in case it could be better.

 

[raigeki]

This is just another way of saying this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager

However this is flawed; how do you know your God is the right one?

very true

 

[normalcy]

Rather incorrect. If there is no afterlife, believers lose all the time they spent praying, attending church, worrying about hell/hoping for heaven, and any other time/money spent towards religious endeavours.

But then it won't matter because you are dead. I think this type of quote to myself all the time. So if you are atheist, afterlife would suck, but if you are a believer of afterlife and there is afterlife, it's usually good. If there is not afterlife they are neutral and nothing that they thought matters when they are dead.

 

Ok, so someone told this to me recently: "The only thing is, that if there is no afterlife athiest win and believers lose nothing, but if there IS an afterlife, athiest lose, and believers win."

I just wanted to know what people thought of this.

Well its not factually correct is it? It doesn't cost nothing to be a Christian. And being a Christian excludes you from all other religions, which make exactly the same claims. So there is opportunity cost as well as the actual cost of the time and energy involved in being a Christian, hating yourself, original sin, and all that jazz.

 

[normalcy]

Most Christians don't hate themselves and the money part is a bit of a stereotype. It's not like people link their bank accounts to the church's and just watch the money flow in.

 

[The Riddler_]

Rather incorrect. If there is no afterlife, believers lose all the time they spent praying, attending church, worrying about hell/hoping for heaven, and any other time/money spent towards religious endeavours.

Actually, the money the churches collect, go to paying the pastor, paying the bills of the church, and the left over money goes to foundations that they donate it. If any of the money is spent otherwise, the church is corrupt.

If there is an afterlife, the atheist ceases to exist.
If there isn't an afterlife, the atheist ceases to exist.

At least atheism has certainty. Religious people have to spend their last moments worrying about whether their beliefs are accurate.

When you're a christian, you don't doubt your faith, so there is no discretion on if you'll make it in or not.