Okay, I have the feeling that you're all going to basically ignore this post but, I'm going to write it anyway in hopes that someone might see what they've passed over.
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Originally posted by Titan:
Pascal's wager is useless, it doesn't solve anything.
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No it doesn't solve anything...
BUT IT SURE AS HELL (TeeHee) Raises a damn good question.
-UB,
I'm surprised that you didn't pick up on this. You asked "What if All the different Religions around the world are 'right'?"
Just because it doesn't prove or disprove Christians as being 'Absolutist' doesn't mean it's useless. Think of it practical use.
Answer the question proposed. What happens if you plug all the world religions into Pascal's Wager? They all turn out that it's better to believe than not.
Maybe Christianity is NOT Absolutist and that there is a common thread from which all spiritual wisdom takes root. Rather than appeasing one god but, offending many others, isn't it at least A Posteriori better to think that 1. Christianity is INCLUSIVE, and that 2. You can gain the wisdom of all religions? and finally 3. You no longer need fear any 'Hell (as such)' for you appease the root from which all religions are spawn?
Intuitively, (or through detailed examination) this tells us that, It is better fear no Hells, and Accept an idea of common divinity.
Oh well. At least it was interesting.