 When he was told this was impossible, he said, then I shall die and go to hell. His nurse said, for all the money in Europe, I wouldn't want to see another unbeliever die. All night long, he cried for forgiveness. Was Voltaire saved? Maybe. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever should believe in him would not perish but have eternal life, Jesus said. Robert Ingersoll. Oh God, if there be a God, save my soul if I have a soul.