What is the Objectivist Position on this Philosophical Quandry?
Here's a scenario based on a variation of Pacal's Wager [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_... ]:
An atheist lies on his deathbed. Suddenly, he calls for a priest, so he can "confess" and obtain absolution.
It seems to me that this behavior is completely logical. The man reasons as follows: If, by even an infinitessimal chance, his philosophy is mistaken, and there is a "god", he will then be able to go to "heaven". If his philosophy is correct, then he has lost nothing by "confessing".
An atheist lies on his deathbed. Suddenly, he calls for a priest, so he can "confess" and obtain absolution.
It seems to me that this behavior is completely logical. The man reasons as follows: If, by even an infinitessimal chance, his philosophy is mistaken, and there is a "god", he will then be able to go to "heaven". If his philosophy is correct, then he has lost nothing by "confessing".
