What are the odds on God?

[klr]

Either is or isn't isn't 50:50.

Just because there are two options, it doesn't make the probabilities of both equal. I may or may not get eaten by an animatronic dinosaur today, but the chances aren't 50/50.

Mine had fewer words.

I can do it in fewer still:

(a + b = 1) =/= (a = b)

[Thinking Aloud]

Either is or isn't isn't 50:50.

Just because there are two options, it doesn't make the probabilities of both equal. I may or may not get eaten by an animatronic dinosaur today, but the chances aren't 50/50.

Mine had fewer words.

I can do it in fewer still:

(a + b = 1) =/= (a = b)

(a + b = 1) ≠ (a = b)

[Ironclad]

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Logic may lead us to Dawk's Scale 6 or 6.5 but it is a fucking cop out of common sense. There are no gods, goddesses, God, demons, devils, dragons, djinni, piskies, leprechauns, lesbians, Typhon, Hades, Hel, hell or heaven.
So relax, my babies.

[Thinking Aloud]

No lesbians?

[klr]

No lesbians?

I didn't even know they were supernatural.

[Pappa]

Either is or isn't isn't 50:50.

Just because there are two options, it doesn't make the probabilities of both equal. I may or may not get eaten by an animatronic dinosaur today, but the chances aren't 50/50.

Mine had fewer words.

I completely misunderstood what you'd said. It did seem an odd thing for you to say.

But anyway. Mine had "animatronic dinosaur" in it.

[Thinking Aloud]

Either is or isn't isn't 50:50.

Just because there are two options, it doesn't make the probabilities of both equal. I may or may not get eaten by an animatronic dinosaur today, but the chances aren't 50/50.

Mine had fewer words.

I completely misunderstood what you'd said. It did seem an odd thing for you to say.

But anyway. Mine had "animatronic dinosaur" in it.

WIN!

And now back to the supernatural lesbians.

[Pappa]

I would definitely go to church every Sunday if there was lots of lesbian sex.

[Thinking Aloud]

I would definitely go to church every Sunday if there was lots of lesbian sex.

I propose converting all churches into "exhibition of uninhibition" centres.

[mistermack]

Of course, without defining god, it's hard to estimate the odds.

The Christian god I would give millions to one against.
The Islamic god, similar, but slightly less unlikely, because there is no trinity involved.

But a simple creative intelligent being, who could create the universe, but not really dabble in it, would have to be shorter odds.
( as physicists speculate that universes CAN be created, and other higher life-forms are almost a certainty ). So I would still say long odds against, but not in the millions.
A thousand to one against maybe. Of course, many people wouldn't count that as a god.

[laklak]

Depends on whether it's rained, He's not much of a mudder.

[Geoff]

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Logic may lead us to Dawk's Scale 6 or 6.5 but it is a fucking cop out of common sense. There are no gods, goddesses, God, demons, devils, dragons, djinni, piskies, leprechauns, lesbians, Typhon, Hades, Hel, hell or heaven.
So relax, my babies.

There is most definitely a Hades, we've seen pics!

[Ironclad]

POINH

[Svartalf]

Nobody can be CERTAIN that there is or isn't a god. I have to admit it's possible that there is one, but very unlikely. So you must be able to give your own personal opinion as to what the odds are.

Now and again, I buy a lottery ticket for the Euro lottery. Even though the odds against winning are 100 million to one against. Would you buy a ticket, if the prize was eternal life in paradise?

So what are the odds? A million to one against? or worse?
I can't make a guess.
Help !!

Not good enough for me to bet on it... if only because, if you want to take Pascal's wager, you also have to wager on jus WAT god is the right one to worship...

Then again, the utter lack of definite evidence in more than 50 000 years of endless search on the part of mankind is telling in and of itself.

[Geoff]

POINH

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