Ment,
In the very first post...
Rimp, you know I always have a cup of green tea on my desk.
but it's obvious to me that God accepts everyone, even those who don't believe in him. Is that right? So, if I don't believe, but in life I follow normal human principles, then I won't go to hell either.
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
With the first commandment, in the case of atheism, things are not good, and with the second... Theoretically, it's possible, but without observing the first, it's ten times more difficult, and according to official dogmas, it won't be enough; without observing the first, most important commandment, it is impossible to be saved. That's one thing. And the second thing is, let's not forget that Pascal was a Jansenist; he simply couldn't imagine that the second commandment could be observed without the first. If I understand correctly, this is their fundamental difference from other Christian denominations. So, it turns out that in his judgments, he was absolutely sincere.