I’d like to make a bet
I’d like to challenge you
I’d like you to consider
This is all about you
This is my challenge, my wager unto you
Think about it all and decide what you want to do
If you believe in a god
And you pray and live your life right
If you donate to your belief
Bow down to your knees each and every night
Pray with all your focus
And pray with all your might
What if your god isn’t real?
What happens to that guiding light?
(Don’t be afraid of the dark)
If you believe in god
And it turns out there is none
Haven’t you wasted your life
All the focus that you have done?
All the bowing
All the praying
All the donating
And then some
If it’s all for naught then your precious time is all gone
(Live your life the way that you want)
If you don’t believe in god
And you’re honest and live your life right
If you donate to good causes
Raise your head up high each and ever night
Praise the value that you bring
Touch the goodness in every life
What if god is real?
Why would he reject you for living right?
(Don’t be afraid of damnation)
All the honesty
All the happiness
All the rational thinking that you do
All the values
All the goodness
All the laughter deep inside you
It’s all for you and your precious life
(Your time is yours and it’s all up to you)
So I bet and I believe
That you’ve got what it takes
To be your own authority
To own yourself — fess up to your mistakes
That’s the only way you’ll learn
The only way to rise above the rubble
Pull yourself together
It’s time to call a huddle
Plan your life
Don’t wait to be told
I wager you can do that
Before you grow too old
And die before you realize
That it’s all up to you
There’s no god to look to
No deities in those skies of blue
(Take responsibility for your own life)
I bet there is no god
Of any name
I bet there’s no valid
Claim to fame
If you want to name
Your made-up friend
How come reality bites the same?
It’s the same for anyone in the end
If there was a god
Those that follow would benefit
It would be obvious to all
And all would follow for the perfect fit
But that has never happened
I doubt that it ever will
All religions can’t be right
Not one ever will
Religions fail the challenges
They fail all the tests
They wallow in their bloody pasts
They’re nothing but a mess
Believe in fantasy long enough
It’ll turn and bite
Bite you in the ass end
Believe in reality enough
It’ll turn and be your friend alright
Facts not fantasy benefit you to the end
(Be your own guiding light)
I defy and deny
That any gods even exist
From Allah to Ra to Yahweh
ALL deities
Have never and will never exist
I defy and deny your religious leaders, saints, and devils
I defy and deny your claim to all heaven
I defy and deny your desire to harm and to kill
I defy and deny your illogically driven-to-mayhem ills
I defy and deny your religiously sick thrills
‘nough said
I challenge you to fully wake up
I challenge you to wake up, wake up before it’s too late
Shut me up before I start again…
Maxwell’s Wager
06-25-2007 (#141)
© 2007 Greg DiMase. All rights reserved.
Hey-uh, hey-uh, hey-uh, YOU!
I’d like to make a bet
I’d like to challenge you
I’d like you to consider
This is all about you
This is my challenge, my wager unto you
Think about it all and decide what you want to do
If you believe in a god
And you pray and live your life right
If you donate to your belief
Bow down to your knees each and every night
Pray with all your focus
And pray with all your might
What if your god isn’t real?
What happens to that guiding light?
(Don’t be afraid of the dark)
If you believe in god
And it turns out there is none
Haven’t you wasted your life
All the focus that you have done?
All the bowing
All the praying
All the donating
And then some
If it’s all for naught then your precious time is all gone
(Live your life the way that you want)
If you don’t believe in god
And you’re honest and live your life right
If you donate to good causes
Raise your head up high each and ever night
Praise the value that you bring
Touch the goodness in every life
What if god is real?
Why would he reject you for living right?
(Don’t be afraid of damnation)
All the honesty
All the happiness
All the rational thinking that you do
All the values
All the goodness
All the laughter deep inside you
It’s all for you and your precious life
(Your time is yours and it’s all up to you)
So I bet and I believe
That you’ve got what it takes
To be your own authority
To own yourself — fess up to your mistakes
That’s the only way you’ll learn
The only way to rise above the rubble
Pull yourself together
It’s time to call a huddle
Plan your life
Don’t wait to be told
I wager you can do that
Before you grow too old
And die before you realize
That it’s all up to you
There’s no god to look to
No deities in those skies of blue
(Take responsibility for your own life)
I bet there is no god
Of any name
I bet there’s no valid
Claim to fame
If you want to name
Your made-up friend
How come reality bites the same?
It’s the same for anyone in the end
If there was a god
Those that follow would benefit
It would be obvious to all
And all would follow for the perfect fit
But that has never happened
I doubt that it ever will
All religions can’t be right
Not one ever will
Religions fail the challenges
They fail all the tests
They wallow in their bloody pasts
They’re nothing but a mess
Believe in fantasy long enough
It’ll turn and bite
Bite you in the ass end
Believe in reality enough
It’ll turn and be your friend alright
Facts not fantasy benefit you to the end
(Be your own guiding light)
I defy and deny
That any gods even exist
From Allah to Ra to Yahweh
ALL deities
Have never and will never exist
I defy and deny your religious leaders, saints, and devils
I defy and deny your claim to all heaven
I defy and deny your desire to harm and to kill
I defy and deny your illogically driven-to-mayhem ills
I defy and deny your religiously sick thrills
‘nough said
I challenge you to fully wake up
I challenge you to wake up, wake up before it’s too late
Shut me up before I start again…
My wager unto you!
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