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Originally posted by duckznutz
As an atheist I was wondering . . .
lets assume for a minute that God does exist . . and he made us all.
Presumably, he has decided that 'believing' in him is optional . . otherwise we would all beleive?
My question - What real advantage in life (of any consequence) do 'believers' have over non-beleivers? None.
Lets assume the only advantage (if any) manifests itself in the afterlife (and we shall assume for the sake of argument
that also exists) . . . . . to all intents and purposes, it is therefore entirely irrelevant to our lives on this earth whether god actually exists or not!
If you want to beleive then beleive . . if you dont then dont. Neither view has an advantage nor disadvantage over the other.
Now lets assume that God does NOT exist. Once again, there is no disadvantage to be suffered in believing that he does.
And again it is of no material consequence whatsoevr whether you are a beleiver or a non-believer?
Or am I missing something?
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*shrug* Maybe its a game. i know if i had absolute power, id be doing stuff like this, otherwise its all a bit boring =)