Do you believe non Christians will go to Hell when they die?

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• Speak for yourself.
   
  Firstly, I don't need to back it up -- I don't have the burden of evidence. Those who believe there are souls and Hell and afterlives have the entire burden of proof, as these ideas are highly dubious and lacking in visible substance. It does not take a Nobel Prize winner to see that if you're going to claim you have an invisible pet bunny, its up to you to tie a bow around his neck so the rest of us don't think you're daft.

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  by HasntBeen on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• No, it is not wishful thinking. It's very true. And I don't say so without also admitting that there are man people who are much more educated in theology/philosophy then I. However, I have had the priveledge of learning from those who are educated, and who have shown me the answer to this question when I asked it myself.
  
  Just because you are not a Christian, does not mean you are going to hell. That would mean that every person who ever lived before Jesus has gone to hell. What decides it, is why the person who isn't a Christian, isn't one. Is it because they've grown up in India, among a family of Hindus, and haven't ever really heard about Christianity, or if they have, they haven't had a chance to learn about it? Or, are they a young adult living in NY, who grew up in a sort of Christian family, but decided that they didn't want to have to answer to anyone for their actions; they enjoy their 'fun' far too much.

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  by Mary Maguire on October 21st, 2009

• it should also be noted that calling yourself a Christian doesn't mean that you can't go to Hell.

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  by Mary Maguire on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• no i live my life thinking as long as you are good and dont treat people bad then youll go to a good place but i dont like people who says i have to be a christian or i will go to hell nobody knows what happens for sure we should just live our lives the best we can

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  by dave1100 on October 21st, 2009

• This would fall under the heading of wishful thinking

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• It is the logical consequence of me not believing that any kind of hell exist. noone can go to a place that does not exist.

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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• absolutely................ its merely mans desire or need to believe that religions have come about, they all have integral faults, not the least being the need to fuel fear and hate........ hate against other religious beliefs for one.

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  by jeanie16 on October 20th, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• I was asked what I believe, I do not think my answer warranted rudeness. You may have a different opinion and I accept that you are perfectly entitled to believe as you wish. Have a nice evening.

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  by Firebrand on October 22nd, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• do you for the contrary

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  by Jazz-Man on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• That's quite an assumption you make, that I am Christian and therefore suscribe to the idea of hell. And since I am not Christian, why would I believe that anyone went to hell, Christian or not?

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  by Jacques on October 21st, 2009

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• in fact you do know the heart, for all of us are perfect creations of 'god' or source, light of the universe, you just need to learn to look "within", not within the pages of a book.

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  by jeanie16 on October 20th, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• don't make me laugh.

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  by Jacques on October 21st, 2009

• Wishful thinking, apparently

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 21st, 2009

• cut-and-paste argument.

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  by Jacques on October 21st, 2009

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• Great answer

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  by lovestocook on October 20th, 2009

• Thanks lovestocook, (:D

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  by buttman on October 20th, 2009

• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• exactly..............

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  by jeanie16 on October 20th, 2009

• Wishful thinking? Would that be taking as fact a concept that has no empirical evidence or basis in factual reality.
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  Is the christian concept of hell the same as the stygian underworld, or diyu, or any of the hells that other myths share?
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  After all if the christian concept is valid so is valhalla, and the seven circles et al. In which case if you believe in any of those religions you are bound to go to the hell of every other one.
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  But if you free of such poisonous thinking you aren't bound to any of them except the living hell of having some nutter tell you that are going to hell simply for being free.
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  It's not rocket science and I'd go more with enlightenment than reformation. Even the ancient Greeks had a better grasp on the absurdity of heaven and hell as being real.

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  by Life Not Faith on October 21st, 2009

• sorry life not faith, I was answering in favour of your answer, whoops, not clarifying my position there ...........

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  by jeanie16 on October 21st, 2009

• Like I said, got anything to back that up?

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 21st, 2009

• probably more than you, have you been to hell?........... or heaven?, I dont really recall ever hearing any one who has......

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  by jeanie16 on October 21st, 2009

• I'm the one who doesn't believe hell exists outside of a tired old myth. The onus is on the believer to provide evidence to the contrary. As there is no factual evidence outside of the bible and that, as we all know, is a totally inaccurate, contradictory piece of fiction, not a historical record, it would appear to be a matter of faith. Faith in the absurd hope that in order to have a 'better' place to go to, you have to have a 'bad' place to try and avoid. It would be funny if millions of lives hadn't been wasted fighting over it.
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  @kiwi - No problem!
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  by Life Not Faith on October 21st, 2009

• again agreed!, however, maybe a better word than 'funny' in your last sentence, could be 'enlightening'..............:)

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  by jeanie16 on October 21st, 2009

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• Is this pure wishful thinking? No thinking at all? Or do you have something to back that up. Like the writings from the Reformation, just for starters, by men infinitely more intelliegent that you or I.

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  by writemyselfaletter on October 20th, 2009

• in that you are correct, written by man................. not gods or anything similar, word written by man is derived from man, designed to inscribe upon the thoughts of future man............. nothing more, nothing less.
  
  any how, your interpretation of hell, or heaven, upon what 'truth' do you spout forth from ? been there have you? know some one who has?.................. your opinion is as plausible as is mine, at this point in time, they are merely that, opinions, however, Im favoring mine, mine comes from non subjective non religious claptrap.

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  by jeanie16 on October 20th, 2009

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