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[[Image:Fem isa 2.gif|right|thumb|300px|Female internal reproductive anatomy]]

The '''Atheist's Wager''' is an answer to what is deemed a false choice presented by [[Pascal's Wager]]. Where Pascal suggested that it was better to take the chance of believing in a [[god]] that might not exist rather than to risk offending a god that does, the Atheist's Wager counters that:

The '''urethral sponge''' is a spongy cushion of [[biological tissue|tissue]], found in the lower [[genitals|genital area]] of [[women]], that sits against both the [[pubic bone]] and [[vagina]]l wall, and surrounds the [[urethra]].

:"It is better to live your life as if there are no gods, and try to make the world a better place for your being in it. If there is no god, you have lost nothing and will be remembered fondly by those you left behind. If there is a benevolent god, he will judge you on your merits and not just on whether or not you believed in him."

The urethral sponge is composed of [[erectile tissue]]; during [[sexual arousal|arousal]], it becomes swollen with [[blood]], compressing the urethra, helping prevent [[urination]] during [[sexual activity]] (along with the pubococcygeus muscle). Additionally, the urethral sponge contains the [[Skene's gland]]s, which with continued [[stimulation]], may produce an [[ejaculate]] (usually clear in color) and release it through the [[urethra]] during sexual activity or [[orgasm]]. Once considered to be [[urinary incontinence]], the ejaculate is not [[urine]], although it is sometimes mixed with urine, and is similar to that produced by the [[prostate]] in [[men]]. This is said to be a ''[[female ejaculation]]''.

The focus on a ''benevolent'' (or [[eutheism|eutheistic]]) god is the key to this proposition - a god that is so malevolent as to punish good people for lacking faith (or having the wrong faith) might not reward even those who have faith.

The urethral sponge encompasses a large number of pleasurable [[nerve|nerve ending]]s, and can, therefore, be stimulated through the front wall of the [[vagina]]. Some women enjoy the [[doggy position|rear-entry position]] of [[sexual intercourse]] for this reason, because the [[penis]] is often angled slightly downward and can stimulate the front wall of the [[vagina]], and in turn, the urethral sponge.

== Further reading ==

* {{web reference|date=September 28|year=2005|URL=http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/atheistswager.html|title=The Atheist's Wager|work=Philosophy of Religion.info}}

* {{web reference|date=September 28|year=2005|URL=http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/wager.html|title=The Atheist's Wager|work=Pascal's Wager (personal page)}}

* {{web reference author|Date=September 28|Year=2005|URL=http://atheism.about.com/b/a/163779.htm|Author=Austin Cline|Title=Atheist's Wager|Work=Agnosticism/Atheism blog}}

In fact, the urethral sponge is often synonymously called the [[G-spot]] (Gräfenberg spot), although some say that the two are separate. Some women experience intense [[pleasure]] from stimulation of the urethral sponge and others find the sensation irritating. The urethral sponge also surrounds the clitoral nerve, and since the two are so closely interconnected, stimulation of the [[clitoris]] may stimulate the nerve endings of the urethral sponge.

==See also==

*[[Pascal's Wager]]

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