Again, it was strictly in the context of Pascal's Wager, and was simply used to illustrate the weakness of it. If it makes you more comfortable, feel free to replace Islam with Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Shinto, etc.; the point still stands.
If Christianity is not equivalent to Islam in every other context, why should they be equivalent "in the context of Pascal's Wager"?
the point still stands.
Hey everyone! I'm an atheist and I have a point to make. But first, everyone must assume something really really ludicrous, which I myself do not believe in any context, for the sake of argument. And that is, Islam is true. Muslims really are right! Imagine that right now, the terrorists who killed 3000 americans really are feasting in heaven with 72 virgins each, most of all Bin Laden, who has 73. Gosh! What if they are right? We've been wasting our time living as patriotic americans! Especially the Christian ones. See, my point still stands! And while you're at it, imagine that leftism and communism are true! See? It's just as much of a waste of time to be a conservative -- my point still stands even more!