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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
And from that follows that those that do not accept Christ will not get into heaven. Hence, a large majority of people get to go to Hell, assuming that Christianity is right.

Of course, no one has yet answered my question as to why Christianity (or whatever their personal belief system is) is right, and all other religions are wrong. What is so special/different about Christianity that makes everyone else wrong? How do you know that your religious beliefs are the right ones, and Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Australian Aboriginals, American Indians, non-converted-to-Christianity Africans, etc. are all wrong? And no quote from the Bible could possibly be a valid logical argument for this, as that would require very circular reasoning, which is a huge logical fallacy.

Actually, Fyron has made some goods points.

Some of "us" Christians believe we have the truth and nobody else does.

Does that make us arrogant? I fear it does if we are unable to accept the possibility that other religions can be correct/true as well.

Anyone who has taken a philosophy courses and in particular epistimology knows it it impossible to prove or disprove the existance of God.

And some Christians are going to hate me for this...if you cannot prove the existance of God, how can you prove the existance of the Son of God.

So, I understand the position of the atheist or the agnostic. They have taken a legitimate position which cannot be proved or disproved.

Fyron also has asked a good question about non-Christians going to hell. Many (most?) believe this. But is it really true? Is God so condemning, so constrained that he cannot see the good in non-Christians?

And what about the Jews, God's "chosen people"? They do not believe Jesus is the "Son of God'. Do they go to hell? What about young children? What about people who have not had the exposure to Christianity that we have had? Do they go to hell as well?

And horrors of horrors to Christians...maybe, just maybe one of the other religions are closer to the "truth" about God and his true nature than Christianity.