Would you rather live your life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, or live as if there isn't a God and die to find out there is?

I've heard this my whole life, and I think it might be from Blaise Paschal (at least, that's what someone I highly respect told me).

I've had to be very cautious when reviewing this statement. At first I liked it very much, but the more and more I thought about it, the more I realized it leaves too much room for doubt. Surely doubt is that good test of all belief; but I think it's a very strong tool of the enemy too. We can get wrapped up in our own questions and lose track of what we should be doing, namely, coming to the full knowledge of God and sharing it with others. Why doubt what we already know (1 Peter 1:3-9)? Plus, Jesus rebuked his disciples' doubts on numerous occasions; I think particularly of Matthew 21:21, where he said that without doubt we could move mountains.

Christianity's not an insurance service. And I get really nervous when people try to simplify it to such terms.

I've just found ol' Blaise to be a bit misleading with his comment. Good logic; tricky consequences.