Why not?
Why not?
Why not?
Ah yes, Pascal's wager. "Fool stupid God with this one simple trick!"
Came in here to mention Pascal's wager as well. Though the argument isn't so much to fool God as it is to basically slowly convert someone out of habit so it's more like "fool weak minded people with this one simple trick" lol
How about Pasta's wager?
Can you imagine some dudes taking this literally and walking around with religious gear of literally every cult because "why not" lol
Ah shit, that actually sounds like a neat concept for a D&D character.
"Why the hell do you have a talisman of Cyric?!"
"Just in case. 🤷🏻♂️"
Make it a Bard who wanted to be a Cleric but was indecisive about it and couldn't decide which Deity to worship, so he "worships" all of them. Just in case. Whenever he successfully casts Bard spells or rolls for a performance check, he praises a random deity. Has a whole keyring of talismans and holy symbols to pick from as needed. Stack as many proficiency bonuses on deception and persuasion as possible and convince the whole world he really is a Cleric.
What have I got to lose? My mental freedom and my sanity. Those are kinda precious to me.
Also I decline to wear a metal colander on my head.
Heretic! may your pasta always boil either too soft and mushy or hard and chewy but never al dente again.
Oh no! Maybe I should renege my sacrilegious remarks and keep one foot in Pastafarianism "just in case."
What if I don’t like pasta? Will I still go to hell?
You don't like pasta: you're already living in Hell
I watched the latest Pete Holmes special on Netflix and it was largely hilarious, but his section around atheism was misguided. I think he (and perhaps many others) have a misconception of what I (and perhaps many atheists) think.
It's not that I believe there definitely isn't any concept of a god or gods or supernatural blob creature outside of space and time that we cannot fathom, it's that the ones we've so fathomed so far are clearly man-made fiction.
I can always ask forgiveness on my deathbed and score points with the Christian version of God if he exists.
I dunno wtf I could do if any other gods turn out to be real; none of them have loopholes like Christianity... Maybe Dionysis would think I'm cool and allow me into Elysium. 🤷🏻♂️
Image Transcription: Meme
A meme depicting a flying spaghetti monster. The background is a city scene with a dark blue sky and black silhouette buildings. The weather is foggy and cloudy. The meme text reads
Top text: WHY NOT BELIEVE, JUST IN CASE?
Bottom text: WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
Do his spaghetti tendrils grow back? They look very tasty and I want to eat them.
Presumably my spaghetti?
Fettuccine bolognese.
The sacrificial offerings are excessive
May you be touched by his noodley appendage
Ramen.
Crying on the toilet at this rn