christian s need for christianity was in article apr geneva rutgers edu mussack austin ibm com writes for example why does the universe exist at all whether there is a why or not we have to find it this is pascal s wager if there is no why and we spend our lives searching then we have merely wasted our lives which were meaningless anyway if there is a why and we suppose the universe is billion years old and suppose it lasts another billion years suppose i live to be that is nothing that is so small that it is scary so by searching for the why along with my friends here on earth if nothing else we aren t so scared i find this view of christianity to be quite disheartening and sad the idea that life only has meaning or importance if there is a creator does not seem like much of a basis for belief and the logic is also appalling god must exist because i want him to i have heard this line of reasoning before and wonder how prevalent it is certainly in modern society many people are convinced life is hopeless or so the pollsters and newscasts state but i don t see where this is a good reason to become religious if you want meaning why not just join a cult such as in waco the leaders will give you the security blanket you desire larry henling lmh shakes caltech edu
