"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."

[pokoko]

Ultimately, that's true for every religion that claims to have control of our lives and afterlives.

However, there is a lot of leeway on either side--for instance, what if the bible is half true and half false?

Regardless, on the subject of christianity, the "either believe in me or I'll make you suffer eternally" threat is of personal importance. I'm hoping that's not true or that maybe god has matured a bit in the last several thousand years and is now kind of embarrassed he ever said something so petty.