Bookmaker offers 4-1 odds on God's existence
NC Seantor Elizabeth Dole's "Godless" ad tried to tear down Kay Hagan for associating with atheists -- but it doesn't seem to have worked.
A UK betting company is now offering 4-1 odds that God exists.
From the story:
A spokesman for Paddy Power said that confirmation of God's existence would have to be verified by scientists and given by an independent authority before any payouts were made, however.
He added: "The atheists' planned advertising campaign seems to have renewed the debate in pubs and around office water-coolers as to whether there is a God and we've seen some of that being transferred into bets.
"However we advise anyone still not sure of God's existence to maybe hedge their bets for now, just in case."
Paddy Power's book on the theological topic was only opened this year, but the notion that it is a good idea to gamble on God's existence was first put forward in the 17th Century.
The French philosopher Blaise Pascal argued that although God's existence cannot be proven through reason, it makes sense to have religious faith since a person has everything to gain – an "infinitely happy life" – and nothing to lose by doing so.
