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Who believes in heaven and hell?
Topic Started: May 23 2009, 10:30 PM (272 Views)
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From a Baylor University study. The most interesting figure is that more Americans believe in hell than believe in heaven by 10%!?!

And the danger to religious belief by an exposure to a liberal arts education is obvious as the percentage of those who believe in both is much higher if they didn't attend college than those who went to graduate school. But we all know colleges and universities are hotbeds of atheistic thought...

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/19/09192008wacbureligionstudy.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11

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Who believes in heaven?

Conservative Protestants 89%

Liberal Protestants 60%

Roman Catholics 62%

Jews 0%*

All Americans 63%

* Women (68%) are more likely than men (56%) to believe in heaven.

* African-Americans (86%) are more likely than whites (60%).

* Southerners (76%) are more likely than Easterners (50%).

* People with no college (70%) are more likely to believe than those who went to graduate school (43%).

* Republicans (77%) are more likely to believe than Democrats (54%).

* Jews generally do not use the term “heaven,” but prefer “the world to come.”

Who believes in hell?

Conservative Protestants 92%

Liberal Protestants 69%

Roman Catholics 79%

Jews 3%

All Americans 73%

* Women (78%) are more likely than men (67%) to believe hell exists.

* African-Americans (92%) are more likely than whites (71%).

* Southerners (81%) and Midwesterners (80%) are more likely than Easterners (64%) and Westerners (63%).

* People who did not attend college (79%) are more likely than those who attended graduate school (54%).

* Republicans (86%) are more likely to believe than Democrats (65%).
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I guess we will all find out when the end of our lives are over. I just hope you have made the right choice....
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Jack of 32
Jun 6 2009, 03:47 PM
I guess we will all find out when the end of our lives are over. I just hope you have made the right choice....
What if, OMG, you are wrong, Jacky? What if you're worshiping the wrong God? What if, as Jefferson argued, it's not faith God wants, but reason? Pascal's Wager is such a weak argument.
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