The musings of a tall Lancastrian Priest in the Church of England
I like that stuff. It allows one the disturbing question as to whether the odds - or the ultimate answer to the question - make any difference to the existence of the church as we nurse our love/hate relationship with it
It reminds me of the philosophical musing (I can't remember who mused it) that it is better to act as if there is a God and an afterlife. If there's no God and no afterlife, you've not really lost anything by believing in God during your life, apart from a few wasted hours in church. If there is a God and an afterlife, yet you don't believe in them, God might be a bit miffed with you when you turn up in the afterlife!Conclusion: You might as well believe in God, just in case!I'm not sure I've done it justice there, but it's a long time since PHIL 100.
I like that stuff. It allows one the disturbing question as to whether the odds - or the ultimate answer to the question - make any difference to the existence of the church as we nurse our love/hate relationship with it
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the philosophical musing (I can't remember who mused it) that it is better to act as if there is a God and an afterlife.
ReplyDeleteIf there's no God and no afterlife, you've not really lost anything by believing in God during your life, apart from a few wasted hours in church.
If there is a God and an afterlife, yet you don't believe in them, God might be a bit miffed with you when you turn up in the afterlife!
Conclusion: You might as well believe in God, just in case!
I'm not sure I've done it justice there, but it's a long time since PHIL 100.