Lucky Cow by Mark Pett for April 20, 2019
Transcript:
Neil: Hi! What's "karfosism"? Man: We karfosists believe the universe was created 8 years ago by an alien named karfos. Memories we have from before that were just implanted in our brains. Neil: Er... pardon me, but that sounds insane. Man: Also, anyone who doesn't believe in karfosism will spend eternity watching reruns of presidential primary debates. Neil: I couldn't take the chance.
An interesting play on Pascal’s Wager (if the alternative to belief [in Christ’s divinity] is eternal torment, it makes sense to believe regardless of whether your heart is really in it).