The "better safe than sorry" argument is known as "Pascal's Wager" and is a position postulated by the philosopher Pascal as a way of solving Descarte's dualism. It's not a new position. He says that one ought to believe because you have everything to gain, and nothing to lose by doing so. A rather cynical position in my view, but there you go. Kolgirth there is no point in you quoting the Bible to advance your argument. Unless one is a believer in the first place it's nothing but a story. It's like me producing the Q'uran or the Tibetan Book Of The Dead as evidence that Christianity is wrong. Unless you have faith in that particular text then it means nothing. It means everything to you as a believer, and nothing to me as an atheist. Instead of posting links to various scripture why not join in the debate yourself? I'm not interested in anything the Bible has to say except from a historical viewpoint. Athiesm gives me great strength. We're alone in the world, and you know what? It doesn't scare me one bit, it excites me, and I'm glad to be alive.