pascals’ wager seems to be a cost free insurance policy; costs nothing to say you believe, and you get eternity if you’re right, nothing bad if you’re wrong.
this misses the point; there is a tremendous cost to being inauthentic, to live in denial, to say you believe in things which you do not believe.
not to mention time wasted in churches, etc…
it’s easier for me to embrace a traditional Jewish ethos; the afterlife is no particular concern; it’s mainly about living decently here on earth simply because it’s the right way to do things and the jews are special so they should behave decently and live in accordance with the law.
