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I would rather live my life as if there is a god and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.
"I would rather live my life as if there is a god and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker treats religious belief as a precaution against uncertainty about an afterlife. The reasoning resembles a wager rather than proof of a deity.
Key takeaway:
Separate a practical preference from evidence that a belief is true.
Origin of the quote
Original publication or occasion not established.
Who actually said this?
Resembles Pascal's wager, but that resemblance does not establish either Camus or Pascal as author of this wording.
