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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well if you are right that there is no God & no Heaven, believers lose nothing. However, if we are right that there IS a God & Heaven, you'd be in big trouble. [/quote]

Actually, that's not true. I've thought about this one a lot - it's basically Pascal's wager.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager

You might lose the opportunity to pursue happiness during this lifetime. For example, let's say you are gay, but you believe that being gay is a sin according to the religion you think it is safer to follow than not. In that case you might give up your opportunity to have a partner who you truly love, by following your religious dictates.

Here's another, which may seem more trivial. If you think that g_d wants you to go to church every Sunday, then you are giving up what is likely your very small amount of free time in order to satisfy this religious being.

That's just two examples. There are many ways in which believers can lose. I'm not saying you shouldn't be religious - I'm not, but I don't have a problem if you are. I'm saying Pascal's wager doesn't take the downsides of belief, or the opportunity costs, into account.[/quote]

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