Pascal's wager doesn't nessecarily mean Christianity, though, and even if it does, believing in Christ does not always equate with WWJD values.
I hate the concept. I hate the idea of believing in God because it might lead to a cookie. I hate the idea of going along with faith and its institutions (including those such as Catholicism that demonise homosexuality and passionately argue against gay rights) not because you believe with your heart and your soul and you yearn for something more, something transcendent, but because you think you might win a bet.
There is a quote in the New Testament something like "because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth" which kinda sums up my attitude.
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Date: 2010-01-19 10:43 am (UTC)I hate the concept. I hate the idea of believing in God because it might lead to a cookie. I hate the idea of going along with faith and its institutions (including those such as Catholicism that demonise homosexuality and passionately argue against gay rights) not because you believe with your heart and your soul and you yearn for something more, something transcendent, but because you think you might win a bet.
There is a quote in the New Testament something like "because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth" which kinda sums up my attitude.