Commission chair Hawkins:
"No question, we have our differences in beliefs. I'm a man of faith. I pray regularly," he said. "I'd rather believe in something and have it turn out not to be true than not to believe in something and find out it is true when my time comes," Hawkins said.
Aha! The old Pascal's wager. I prefer Bertrand Russell's response. Confronted by God, Russell would say, "But sir, you did not provide us sufficient evidence." (A paraphrase.)
In my experience, Pascal's wager often comes up in discussions with Christian believers. I actually like it when it does. It really offers an opportunity to have an interesting dialog that can go far for both sides of the discussion. The believer can better understand my position, and hopefully I can understand theirs.
Most importantly, believers somehow think that Pascal's wager (few know it by that name) is a trump card. I revel in respectfully disabusing them of that belief because I truly believe that when one understands it from both perspectives, it helps all concerned.
I sincerely hope that there (sheesh! Typos) is some sunshine in the Greece case. If there is, this kind of thing as is related in this story may be it.
R&K
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