oBlaise Pascal, the famous French physicist,
mathematician, and philosopher, put it
well:
oLife is a great game of chance: We bet our life, which we cannot keep, against an
uncertain future:
nIf we bet Christianity is true and are wrong:
oWe have lost, but only a few years, no matter how
pleasant.
nIf we bet Christianity is false and are right:
oWe have won, but only a few years to do what we
want.
nIf we bet Christianity is false and are wrong:
oWe have ruined ourselves for all eternity.
nIf we bet Christianity is true and are right:
oWe have gained everlasting happiness even if we have gotten ourselves killed a few years early
here on earth.