This is what I thought of a while ago....and then a couple of days back, I got to know that someone came up with this like 300 years ago....
So assuming that a Person A strongly believes in god.. If god doesn't exist, he wont lose anything..and if he does, A's soul goes to heaven which is a good thing...
A person B is athiestic. If god exists, he'll be punished for not believing in god (according to the Bible...and other religious texts...but correct me if I'm wrong).. And if god doesn't exist, he doesn't gain anything anyway...
A:
Worst Case: neutral...After death...he'll cease to exist..
Best Case: He goes to heaven
B:
Worst Case: torture in hell
Best Case: neutral...ceases to exit...
This is just a statiscal way to look at it, assuming that the probability of god existing is not equal to 0.
So assuming that a Person A strongly believes in god.. If god doesn't exist, he wont lose anything..and if he does, A's soul goes to heaven which is a good thing...
A person B is athiestic. If god exists, he'll be punished for not believing in god (according to the Bible...and other religious texts...but correct me if I'm wrong).. And if god doesn't exist, he doesn't gain anything anyway...
A:
Worst Case: neutral...After death...he'll cease to exist..
Best Case: He goes to heaven
B:
Worst Case: torture in hell
Best Case: neutral...ceases to exit...
This is just a statiscal way to look at it, assuming that the probability of god existing is not equal to 0.