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<blockquote data-quote="Flipx99" data-source="post: 5836136" data-attributes="member: 562352">How can there not be a payoff to guessing correctly? I guess the answer to that depends on the speculation of man...of what he &quot;thinks god thinks&quot;...which is a rather fruitless excercise.How is the gamble dangerous? I suppose if you consider people pushing religious conformity onto others. I don&#039;t think those are the &quot;afterlife speculators&quot; that I claim to be...their belief is strong though still (probably) irrational.I figure religion is about as a good &quot;mood enhancer&quot; as anything else. If it makes him feel good, why not? Although I don&#039;t think you aimed this comment on the rather marginal believer like myself.It&#039;s a good a guide as any. I don&#039;t think kids come with an instruction manual. If the parent lacks a moral compass, then I see religion as a possible substitute.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flipx99, post: 5836136, member: 562352"] How can there not be a payoff to guessing correctly? I guess the answer to that depends on the speculation of man...of what he "thinks god thinks"...which is a rather fruitless excercise. How is the gamble dangerous? I suppose if you consider people pushing religious conformity onto others. I don't think those are the "afterlife speculators" that I claim to be...their belief is strong though still (probably) irrational. I figure religion is about as a good "mood enhancer" as anything else. If it makes him feel good, why not? Although I don't think you aimed this comment on the rather marginal believer like myself. It's a good a guide as any. I don't think kids come with an instruction manual. If the parent lacks a moral compass, then I see religion as a possible substitute. [/QUOTE]

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