Speaking of hell, I'd like to propose another question/concept. Although I wish I could take credit for this thought, it comes from a famous mathematician/philospher named Pascal. It's called Pascal's Wager. While I am unfamilar with his origins or other work, I am pretty sure he's come up with some mathematical formulations that are well-known.
Pascal's Wager basically weighs the opportunity cost of believing vs. not believing in God, or more specifically, in Jesus Christ as your savior.
The cost of incorrectly not believing in God, or in other words, not believing in God when in fact there is a God, is incredibly high. You give up on eternity of joy, peace, and happiness for an eternity of torture and despair in hell.
On the other hand incorrectly believing in God, or believing in God when in fact there is no God, has a relatively small cost. You give up a few pleasures of the flesh and perhaps live with more guilt on your mind than if you had no faith.
According to Pascal's Wager, the wise man will believe in God.
But it's just a theory.
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