On May 23, 3:05?am, Jenny6833A <Jenny68...@aol.com> wrote:

On May 23, 12:30 am,

Hello,

I have been thinking about Pascal's wager, something that I have
accepted in the past (in a modified form), but which I am now starting
to realise I have approached with some preconceived ideas about God
(for example, that he is necessarily just). This is my new version of
Pascal's wager. Please let me know if you see any illogical steps or
inconsistencies.

If God exists, He either:
desires a specific response from me; or
doesn't require any response from me.

If God requires a specific response from me, I can either:
respond to Him in the way he desires; or
not respond to Him in the way he desires.

After I die, there is a chance that God could either:
punish me; or
not punish me.

Possibilities:
God requires a specific response from me, which I satisfy. God
does not punish me.
God requires a specific response from me, which I satisfy. God
decides to punish me anyway.
God does not require any response from me, and doesn't punish me,
for whatever reason.
God does not require any response from me, and decides to punish
me, for whatever reason.

(Even if God does require a certain response from me, there is not
necessarily any
guarantee that if I provide that response, He will not decide to
punish me anyway)

If God does not exist, or if God cannot punish me after I die, then:
my response to God is irrelevant.

Therefore it would seem that if we don't know anything for sure about
God, we cannot say whether following him will benefit us or not in the
afterlife.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.

You don't consider multiple gods with conflicting demands.

You assume that punishment could come only in an "afterlife." ?You
don't consider that it could come earlier -- like during life or even
before birth.- Hide quoted text -

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Damn Google! Sorry!