Green Oasis

Dinosaur Comics has an answer to Pascal’s Wager (it’s not without its problems).

Here’s an imagined conversation with someone about Pascal’s Wager. It’s an easy way to make a point (and possibly some cash).

Christian A. Strawman: Just in case God exists, wouldn’t it be better to act as though you believed? I mean better safe than sorry, right?

me: Wouldn’t that involve a lot of sitting in boring church meetings?

Christian: Sure, but that’s such a small price to pay for an eternity of bliss.

me: Perhaps, but I don’t need all that. I’ve already got the answer to life, the universe, and everything. I’ll even share it with you if you give me $20.

Christian: Whatever. You do not have the answer to everything.

me: How can you be sure I don’t? What if I do? Shouldn’t you give me $20 just to be safe?

Christian: I think it’s very unlikely that you have the answer to life, not likely enough to give you $20.

me: You’ll just have to trust me. I mean $20 is a much smaller price to pay for eternal happiness than a lifetime of prayers and churchPer ogni mano, uno o piu giocatori sono nominati a fare le scommesse forzate per generare un palo iniziale per cui i giocatori di poker o casino contesteranno. meetings.

Christian: I don’t think so.

me: What do you mean? What happened to “better safe than sorry”?

Christian: … Fine, here’s your 20 bucks. What’s the answer to life?

me: [pocketing money] 42.

Christian: … What’s that supposed to mean? That’s just a number. How is that the answer to life?

me: Just be patient and faithful to the end. Everything will be made clear after you die. Trust me, it will be worth the wait.