Re: virus:Logic

Paul Prestopnik (pjp66259@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu)
Wed, 8 Oct 1997 13:32:26 -0400


> Nateman, does the term " Pascal's Wager" mean anything to you? If
> you are right, I have no worries. From the primordial slime we came
> and to the dust of the grave I shall return. If we are
> right....you could be in biggg trouble!
> Never mind that the Pope said there was a special place in hell for
> Pascal. :)

"We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves."
Eric Hoffer (1902–83), U.S. philosopher. The Passionate State of Mind

but, even ignoring that, if you consider an hour each week in church, 52
hours a year
in a 70 year lifespan that 3640 hours, which if you do not believe, could
have been better spend reading, writing, loving, learning, etc. And an
hour a week is a conservative estimate for anyone who is actively
religious. Now maybe you consider that a fair gamble, hell, its an
eternity if your wrong. But you also need to consider, that most religions
only let you into heaven if you pick them. It still seemss like a silly
way to run the universe to me.

-Paul Prestopnik