Worse Than Hell? - Christianity's Pascal's Wager Redefined Critically

I attempted to print this potentially controversial idea in a church newsletter during the summer of 2009, but to my knowledge it was never published. So I decided to translate the idea into a youtube video this Christmas season. I may seem like I'm trolling since I don't have the most clear history of being serious, but I felt my heart calling me to put out these thoughts, whether they're good or evil.

I always felt the idea of being a Christian just because you want fire insurance seems a little wussy. No one's going to respect you if you're a wuss. However, people might respect you a little more if you have the guts to take big risks. That's one reason I thought this video might be worth making. It's a way of explaining how risky being a Christian can be.

You try pronoucing Pascal's full name correctly when you're a Texan.

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[phlewis86]

Very interesting interpretation of Pascal's Wager. By the way I think you have very interesting and thought provoking videos.

[theboombody]

@phlewis86 I like your videos too, mainly because I was taught to be very skepical in college. But I was never taught to be skeptical of skepticism. You present David Hume in a much clearer light than my book on philosophers does, and you make his philosophy quite easy to agree with in many ways.

[cyberpsygen7]

what i am so shocked not to see are some videos pointing out that "nothing happens" shouldn't be on the board. if you believe in a god, whether or not there is one, you will be ridiculed and endure all kinds of suffering from godless heathens that hate you. while if you do not believe in god, you can think you are cool and part of an in crowd of some kind. those things go into young people's decision making process alot more than the other shit on that board because people live in the now.

[theboombody]

@cyberpsygen7 I'm not sure what the purpose of your post is. I agree that there are a lot of folks out there that don't understand the concept of delayed gratification, but I'm not sure what it has to do with my presentation here. But then again, I can't remember everything in the video since I made it a while back.

[theboombody]

@cyberpsygen7 One thing I can say is, "Well, we're Christians so we don't have anything to worry about," is probably a dangerous mentality. The Pharisees told John the Baptist they were children of Abraham and John had a good response for them.

[TxJanna]

wow...I'm impressed.. Short enough to not get bored and clear enough to comprehend it.

[theboombody]

@TxJanna Hard to do. G-rated Shock Value is complex.

[TxJanna]

@theboombody  Clearly..hehe

[VeritySeeker]

Nice way of looking at it.

[IllPropaganda]

Excellent werk here, man!

Propz!