Christianity: 2.1 billion:
Islam: 1.5 billion:
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
Does this mean that the billions of nonchrisitians are going to hell, unless they convert to chrisitianity? Why would God make so many people who are doomed to go to hell?
2007-10-06 06:19:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for all the responses. I think what Arf Bee is really profound. I would encourage you all to read it with an open mind.
2007-10-06 07:06:16 · update #1
It means that the atheist point of view is rapidly gaining ground.
2007-10-06 06:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is silly that the gates of hell or heaven were opened only after Christ.
What about the billions of people who lived before Christ?what about the billions of other life forms than humans?The religion which cannot see beyond Israel and Egypt can never answer these cosmic questions.What a funny thing that people conveniently forget the rationalism and believe in something which originated just 2000 years ago where as this earth alone existed for millions of years and how many earths this universe might have existing for billions and billions of years.
Ok.We will reach hell or heaven, then what?Where are we coming from in the first place?Why do we need to be saved?Based on what?We need some comprehensive answers not just blind beliefs.
2007-10-07 02:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Roger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that even the majority of Christians believe that all non-Christians go to hell. A person's salvation is an individual thing.
"...for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7)
I think their view is that it's easier to get to heaven if you're a Christian.
I suppose my own belief (Asatru/Forn Sidr) is thrown in with the agnostics and atheists. Not fair!
2007-10-06 06:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-21 05:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don['t see anything on that list that speaks of 'atheists'... there's NO spiritual belief in athiesim so they cannot be in research about the largest spiritual belief systems!!........ agnosticism, yes.... 1.1 billion of us, huh?.... we are gaining ground.... more intelligent people are learning more about the Universe and Creation ....and putting away the old terrors...
2007-10-06 06:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Billions and billions of souls writhing and screaming in Hell throughout eternity. It's one of the greatest legacies of god's six-day creation project. You got a problem with that?
2007-10-06 06:26:02 · answer #6 · answered by 2.71828182845904 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No one is doomed. And God is certainly not cruel enough to create people just to "send them" to hell. In fact, God is a compassionate and loving God. So much so, that he gave us free will to choose what we want for our lives. It's not about what religion you follow...it's about your heart and who you are inside...and only God can see that, so we cannot judge based on labels what is going to happen to us after we die. God allows us to choose what our after life will be.
2007-10-06 07:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by RaddicalGrl25 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is o k .
Are you sure that none of these 2.1 billion christians will go to hell ?
2007-10-06 06:39:13 · answer #8 · answered by Dasar 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
--Buddha
Peace be with you.
2007-10-06 06:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
no i don't believe they will go to hell, i don't think it matters what religion u are as long as u love the lord and are genuinely a good kind person then u will go to heaven
2007-10-06 06:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋