Originally posted by swoose
If I am wrong there will be no foul but if the ones that don't believe and follow are wrong it could cost you your soul.
If there ISN'T a god, and I DO believe, then my entire existence is a tiny, imperceptible speck in the infinite stretch of time that is eternity, infinitely precious for its incredible rarity. And I will have thrown a very significant proportion of that priceless jewel straight down the toilet while I sat on my knees telling the ceiling how much I loved it.
It looks like the risk/benefit is about even for Pascal's Wager.