Ekimklaw, telling Unregistered that his opinions are invalid because he is 12 is <b>not</b> a valid arguement for Pascal's wager. Winner: Unregistered.
Originally posted by Ekimklaw
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Tyler wrote:
2) Christianity is right
3) Islam is right
4) JW is right
5) Judaism is right
Choices 2-5 promise an afterlife - but how do you choose which one??
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Go with the one that believes in Jesus (the only religious figure in the world who did miracles, rose from the dead, and claimed to be God). I guess option #2 then.
- Islam arose as a reaction against, and an alternative to, Christianity and Judaism. Muhammed never performed miracles, never rose from the dead, and never claimed to be God.
- Jehovah's Witnesses, a cult, was started by a man named Charles Russell. They believe in salvation through works, and that only 144, 000 people total will go to Heaven.
- And Jews still live according to Mosaic Laws (see Leviticus), and are still looking for a coming Messiah.
-Mike
Mike: the only religious figure in the world that a really old book says did miracles, rose from the dead, and claimed to be Shoddy Goddy.
Islam wasn't a reaction against: Islam was a reaction against the corruption of Judaism (which was true at the time, at least, Judaism was very corrupt) and the corruption of the Christianity of the time (catholic church, especially from that time), much like Protestantism. The only real difference between the beliefs of Christians and the beliefs of Muslims are these two things: belief of Muslims that Mohammed is a prophet, and belief of Muslims that Jesus is a prophet/belief of Christians that Jesus is God (or God's son, or both).
To me, Islam seems a much liklier chance to heaven over both Christianity, Judaism, and JW. I think, personally, if Shoddy-Goddy DID exist, and he was the Christian Shoddy-Goddy, that he might be willing to allow me into heaven on the fact that I believed he existed and that Weezus-Jesus was at least a prophet, he would certainly consider it much more than if I were an Atheist or a Jew. JW is rather small, plus it's essentially a Christianity-based cult so the same goes for it.
If Shoddy-Goddy DID exist, and he was the Islamic Shoddy-Goddy, then I'd get in free, nqa.
If Shoddy-Goddy DID exist, and he was the Jewish Shoddy-Goddy, then I'd have already met all the requirements for getting in.
To sum it up, it isn't the term you use or which holidays you celebrate, it's your sins and your beliefs that decide whether you get into heaven.
Buddhism would be fairly illogical, as if there is a Shoddy-Goddy, then you'd be screwed 100%, same with Atheism.
I'm still an Atheist though, I tried converting to Islam once, but I just couldn't bring myself to believe in a Shoddy-Goddy that I didn't believe existed.
Oh, and Muslims claim to offer REAL proofs for the existance of Shoddy-Goddy. There are proofs written in the Qu'ran-- tales of things that will happen in the far future, although generally they're happening right now, even though the stories weren't very specific, they were specific enough that one might believe it wasn't a coincidence. Also, the formation of the bronchial tree inside of your lungs actually says in Arabic calligraphy, "There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger". Pretty nifty, eh? (somebody told me this, I found it to be true upon checking. however perhaps still it is just a coincidence)
