Pascal's Wager...

I got the best laugh today from my Philosophy book!  FINALLY something that wasn't complete crap!  Ever heard of Pascal's Wager?  Well...here it is:

(and I'm quoting my textbook here)

"....Pascal's wager is a simple one: Either there is a God or there is not.  Your choices are also simple:  Believe or do not believe.  There are four possible outcomes:

1) If there is a God and you choose belief, the reward may be eternal life.

2) If God exists and you choose not to believe, you risk unpleasant eternal consequences.

3) If there is no God and you live as though there were, you may give up a few selfish pleasures.

4) If there is no God and you correctly withold your belief, you will have the satisfaction of being right - after you are dead, of course.

For Pascal, the wager is obvious; in three of the four possibilities, you are better served by acting as if there were a God - just in case.  There is little to lose and much to gain."

LMBO!  Granted, they treat it like a joke....but its the first rational sounding argument in this book!
:P