Why not?
kibiz0r, There will never be anything more illustrative of the limits of human intellect than the fact that a master logician famously argued that:
I ought to do XYZ because there may be an omnipotent being that rewards doing XYZ
…and did not immediately think:
I ought not to do XYZ because there may be an omnipotent being that punishes doing XYZ
digger, 
That’s why I’m working tirelessly to bring Roko’s Basilisk into being! 👍
abraxas, As a theist, I agree. Pascal’s Wager is a terrible argument for God. It doesn’t even address the variety of religions that contradict Christianity with contradicting moral imperatives. It only works if the outcomes are “My Variant of Christian God Exists” or “No God Exists”.
Quexotic, Are you referring to this? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager
MooseBoys, Pascal’s little-known friend Luigi’s wager.
Rolive, Pastas wager?
Quexotic, I think his name is linguini.
benjihm, The popemobile has bulletproof glass. If the Goddamn POPE doesn’t believe, why should anyone else?
vonxylofon, Not any more, actually. Francis rides in the open.
CanadaPlus, Which kind of makes sense if you think about it. The average pope dies in a few years anyway.
vonxylofon, (edited ) He did say something to that effect, yes.
Zerush, 
LemmyKnowsBest, He thought he had religion nailed, but now he’s screwed.
Sordid, Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…
CanadaPlus, (edited ) Nails are cheaper, and can be faster to put it. That’s why they’re still a thing.
Edit: Maybe? Apparently their ability to slip a bit is also useful in construction.
FlyingSquid, 
Doesn’t that depend on the application?
Sordid, (edited ) I can’t think of an application where a nail is better. Sure, sometimes a nail will do and there’s no need to use a screw, but that doesn’t make the nail better, just cheaper.
chiliedogg, For framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.
Quexotic, TIL. Thank you, internet stranger.
CanadaPlus, TIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.
FlyingSquid, Anywhere that you need greater shear or flexibility, nails are preferable.
Zerush, It depends on every need and environment
LemmyKnowsBest, (edited ) Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…
Oh so this cartoon depicts a prophet who helped someone upgrade to a more meaningful object of worship.
MeDuViNoX, 
Ramen!
MasterNerd, 
Because what if the lasagna monster is the real one and really hates people worshipping the spaghetti monster and subjects anyone who worships it to eternal damnation?
Sibbo, I’m usually worshipping Rigatoni instead, spaghetti are just too basic for me. Sometimes also Fusilli.
I believe the pasta heaven is very much like the old Greek and Roman gods: more of a large family than just a single lonely individual.
MargotRobbie, I want to believe that this is probably the actual Flying Spaghetti Monstert that made this post on Lemmy.
Because it would be really funny.
m3t00, 
he sees you when you’re sleeping. he knows when you’re awake
imgprojts, He knows if your fart is good, so fart good for goodness sake!
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