(January 6, 2024 at 7:50 am)JJoseph Wrote:Quote:Your numbers show that Christianity is growing at a significantly slower rate than the global population. In fact, the number of Muslims is expected to equal the number of Christians by 2050.
Doesn't look good for Jebus.
Actually, it looks very good for Jesus Christ, because Muslims believe (1) Jesus Christ is the True Messiah, (2) He worked wondrous Miracles in the Name of Allah/God (3) He was raised up to Heaven (4) He will return one day. Jesus and Mary are venerated as Great Saints/Prophets in Islam. So there are some similarities, even though they deny He is the Son of God.
But let's go with your Numbers: by around 2050, there will be 10 BN people. Based on what you said 32-33%, 3.2-3.3 BN will be Christian, another 3.2-3.3 BN Muslim. That's already 66% of the World and Atheism is nowhere to be seen. Another 15% odd will be Hindu, another 10%-15% odd in Buddhism, Confucianism, and related folk religions, although most of these are going extinct by the decade and probably will not make it until 2050, 25 yrs from now.
Whither, Atheism? It will probably be a 4% super-minority or less, and that's being generous. Oh, the Almighty has His Most Sweet Revenge on Atheism!
Ad populum reasoning is fallacious. The fact that billions of folk believe something doesn't mean the belief is true. See heliocentrism.
