There's always a tiny probability
Submitted by Jules on March 23 2000 10:39:56
In reply to What if There Were no Heaven? submitted by Ford Prefect on March 19 2000 10:04:15
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I always like the thought that there is a reality out there, even though we can only know it imperfectly. There's always a tiny probability that there never was a Jesus. There's always a tiny probability that all religious experiences ever recorded are just psychological. There's always a tiny probability the Bible was only written just before I was born and all the old versions and manuscripts were made to look old to deceive me. ...sounding like The Truman Show or The Matrix yet? There's always a tiny probability the world has no meaning and there's nothing after this life. There's always a tiny probability there is no God we're accountable to. If that tiny probablity turns out to be true, too bad. If it is, I'll never find out anyway... So, you asked: 'What if there were no Heaven, no Hell, no afterlife? How would this change what you do or don't do in this life?' The real question is 'What if you believed there were no Heaven, no Hell, no afterlife? How would this change what you do or don't do in this life?' Then the answer is easy: I don't know! I could make a guess that I'd be working for the good of the world; I could make a guess that I'd be indulging my sexual appetite here there and everywhere; I could make a guess that I'd try to do both at once. But my mind genuinely can't get round the idea of believing the opposite of what I do! I'll think about it if I ever find any evidence for changing my belief, but I won't just because someone asks me to... So I can guess, but only God knows for sure. Except there's always a tiny probablity he wouldn't... With Christian love, Jules |
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