30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesI imagine it rather depends upon which heaven we're talking about....
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesThe most good person I know is Dalai Lama of Tibet. Would he be of rank 6? Don't think so.
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
Was Hitler a Catholic? Then he has a better chance of getting upwards than Dalai Lama. Don't think so.
But since heaven is made up by people who think they are better than everyone else, then this list is a very hypothetical one. So why bother?
If there is a heaven, then you'll notice this after you've died. Or not.
30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesThis appears to be the christian list. Mine would be:
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
1.
(infinity). Everybody.
30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesThere are a numerous subsets of Hinduism but most believe that there is some type of God-like figure at the top of the spiritual food chain. I presume that would bump them ahead of Buddhists in your ranking system.
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesSurely each of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 used to think that being a member of any other belief set ensured instant 'bad karma' (to quote a rather ill advised 'star'😉, so bad that the reward was eternal damnation, and possibly a little local damnation ably assisted by stalwarts of the said 'only true' faith...
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
or am I being overly cynical?
30 May 08
Originally posted by snowinscotlandI'd say you were misinformed rather than cynical.
Surely each of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 used to think that being a member of any other belief set ensured instant 'bad karma' (to quote a rather ill advised 'star'😉, so bad that the reward was eternal damnation, and possibly a little local damnation ably assisted by stalwarts of the said 'only true' faith...
or am I being overly cynical?
30 May 08
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Originally posted by no1marauderPerhaps I misunderstood my history.... but wasn't there something very recent about the excommunication of people from the Catholic Church, which is akin to 'repent of your misalignment with the church, or suffer eternal damnation'?
I'd say you were misinformed rather than cynical.
and isn't there some animosity between the Jews and Muslims stemming from belief, or perhaps I misunderstand the situation....
30 May 08
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Originally posted by no1marauderAs it turns out, you're right. I just conducted a computer simulation, the complexity of which is far too great to elaborate upon here, to arrive at estimates of the expected proportion of each group that goes to heaven, included in the revised list below:
There are a numerous subsets of Hinduism but most believe that there is some type of God-like figure at the top of the spiritual food chain. I presume that would bump them ahead of Buddhists in your ranking system.
1. Catholics: 96%
2. Protestants: 92%
3. Mormons: 41%
4. Jews: 23%
5. Muslims: 7.7%
6. Hindus: 7.1%
7. Buddhists: 6.8%
8. Agnostics: 6.1%
9. Atheists: 6.0%
10. Satanists: 5.1%
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30 May 08
Originally posted by snowinscotlandPerhaps I misunderstood my history.... but wasn't there something very recent about the excommunication of people from the Catholic Church, which is akin to 'repent of your misalignment with the church, or suffer eternal damnation'?
Perhaps I misunderstood my history.... but wasn't there something very recent about the excommunication of people from the Catholic Church, which is akin to 'repent of your misalignment with the church, or suffer eternal damnation'?
and isn't there some animosity between the Jews and Muslims stemming from belief, or perhaps I misunderstand the situation....
Excommunication does not have the force of eternal damnation. It only excludes people from the sacraments and ecclesiastical offices.
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30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesWhat about the Orthodox and Oriental Christians?
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
30 May 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesNone of them will be going to heaven.
I have listed the following groups in descending order of likelihood of going to heaven. Please suggest any revisions to help me get this straight if I am mistaken.
1. Catholics
2. Protestants
3. Mormons
4. Jews
5. Muslims
6. Buddhists
7. Hindus
8. Agnostics
9. Atheists
10. Satanists
Only those who have trusted in Christ will go to heaven.
I hope this isn't too complicated!