“Imagine a number of men in chains, all under sentence of death, some of whom are each day butchered in the sight of the others; those remaining see their own condition in that of their fellows, and looking at each other with grief and despair await their turn. This is an image of the human condition.” - Blaise Pascal (as quoted by Michel Houellebecq in the Paris Review)
Originally posted by Bosse de NageSpecific to your comment, I hope you get to see this play.
“Imagine a number of men in chains, all under sentence of death, some of whom are each day butchered in the sight of the others; those remaining see their own condition in that of their fellows, and looking at each other with grief and despair await their turn. This is an image of the human condition.” - Blaise Pascal (as quoted by Michel Houellebecq in the Paris Review)
this video won't do it justice in terms of what you say.
It starts off with men being killed, one after another.
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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” -Henry David Thoreau
“Imagine a number of men in chains, all under sentence of death, some of whom are each day butchered in the sight of the others; those remaining see their own condition in that of their fellows, and looking at each other with grief and despair await their turn. This is an image of the human condition.” - Blaise Pascal (as quoted by Michel Houellebecq in the Paris Review)
Helpless and hopeless without stabilizing vectors in their lives...
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYou are asking what difference it makes if you believe in god or not and deduce you are better off believing.
"what possible difference would it make... " in the total scheme
of both temporal and eternal consequences of decisions made.
But what if their is a god (Allah for instance) who favours atheists to Christians.
Would that not be a real difference?
Originally posted by wolfgang59"If God didn't exist, what possible difference would it make whether or not people put their faith in Him?"
You are asking what difference it makes if you believe in god or not and deduce you are better off believing.
But what if their is a god (Allah for instance) who favours atheists to Christians.
Would that not be a real difference?
No. Categorically, an atheist shouldn't care who a theist believes in or the deity's name. Why even talk about it?
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyi must have read that quote two dozens times. it just struck me as odd, but for a different reason than what you may think: people should place their faith in god out of love, not out of convenience, or fear from the possible consequences...
"If God didn't exist, what possible difference would it make whether or not people put their faith in Him?"
just a thought 🙂
Originally posted by empovsunInsightful. God has more enemies than anyone and treats every one better than they deserve.
i must have read that quote two dozens times. it just struck me as odd, but for a different reason than what you may think: people should place their faith in god out of love, not out of convenience, or fear from the possible consequences...
just a thought 🙂
His continuing motivations are unfailing love and desire for their reconciliation to himself.
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Originally posted by empovsun"...people should place their faith in god out of love, not out of convenience, or fear from the possible consequences..."
i must have read that quote two dozens times. it just struck me as odd, but for a different reason than what you may think: people should place their faith in god out of love, not out of convenience, or fear from the possible consequences...
just a thought 🙂
What should be done is one thing, what is done is another. Faith in some cases may be a perverse case of the Stockholm Syndrome.
