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Originally Posted by Gaurnim
Disclaimer, just so you know where I stand :
I'm profoundly atheist, but I try to respect other people's views.
For an interesting take on this question, based on game theory, you can have a look at Pascal's wager :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager
I will not make that wager, but I find this opinion very interesting.
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A Pratchett interjection:
"This is very similar to the suggestion put forward by the Quirmian philosopher Ventre, who said, "Possibly the gods exist, and possibly they do not. So why not believe in them in any case? If it's all true you'll go to a lovely place when you die, and if it isn't then you've lost nothing, right?" When he died he woke up in a circle of gods holding nasty-looking sticks and one of them said, "We're going to show you what we think of Mr Clever Dick in these parts..."
-- (Terry Pratchett,
Hogfather)
Also, for Big Bangers, and Multiversers, an interesting New Scientist link:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...-universe.html
Cheers,
Marc ("God, schmod, I want my monkey man!")