Will Xcianity be gone in 500 years?

[Cainkane1]

If Jesus doesn't show up in 500 years will christianity still exist?

[remirol]

I think the only reason Christianity has lasted this long is because of the Dark Ages.

[Undesired Walrus]

If Jesus doesn't show up in 500 years will christianity still exist?

He hasn't shown up for the last 2000, so what's another 500?

[Denver]

My guess, is it will still be around.
It is not based on Jesus returning on any specific date.
And incorrect predictions of his imminent return in the past have not caused it to disappear.

It is also very flexible (over time), and can adjust its meme to encompass new discoveries and new social understandings.

It is here for the long haul.

[~enigma~]

My guess, is it will still be around.
It is not based on Jesus returning on any specific date.
And incorrect predictions of his imminent return in the past have not caused it to disappear.

It is also very flexible (over time), and can adjust its meme to encompass new discoveries and new social understandings.

It is here for the long haul.
Same answer to the question will there still be stupid people in 500 years.

[Pure Argent]

If Jesus doesn't show up in 500 years will christianity still exist?

Yes. It's a horrible truth, but yes.

Christianity doesn't depend on any certain events happening on certain dates, requires no rock-hard evidence, no accurate predictions. There are hundreds of people - check out Rapture Ready - who have been predicting the Rapture every day for the past few years, and they still have faith that it will definitely be happening sometime in the next five minutes.
It will never go away.

[Ron_Tomkins]

Not to mention Religions that claim that the world did come to end, we just haven't "realized" it yet.

Yup. Delusion knows no limits. That's why it's delusion.

[Denver]

And a lot of good is done by members of various religions. And it is not clear to me that those people would continue those charitable efforts without being members of those religions. So it is not a forgone conclusion that a religion disappearing is the best of all futures.

[bokonon]

And a lot of good is done by members of various religions. And it is not clear to me that those people would continue those charitable efforts without being members of those religions. So it is not a forgone conclusion that a religion disappearing is the best of all futures.
Yeah, I like to say that religions provide false hope, but real assistance.

Honestly, if we could just get the creationists to lay off evolution, I wouldn't have much problem with religion at all.

[temporalillusion]

It'll be a very different flavour than today (just like today's version is different than 500 years ago), and the scientific and information ages will make it change even more (and already are).

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Interview-with-Richard-Car-by-Ben-Dench-090803-799.html

Interesting interview that has some relevant parts.

[Maia]

(trying to resist...)
(trying to resist...)

Yes, but what kind of ears? Human ears? Dog ears? Ears of corn? Lend me your ears? And why 500 of them?

Well, you DID ask if Christianity would be gone in "500 ears"... ;)

[GeeMack]

(trying to resist...)
(trying to resist...)

Yes, but what kind of ears? Human ears? Dog ears? Ears of corn? Lend me your ears? And why 500 of them?

Well, you DID ask if Christianity would be gone in "500 ears"... ;)


Corn Palace. 87 miles. Exit 332.

[arthwollipot]

And for that matter, I'm not so sure that there's something called Xcianity right now.

[Jeff Corey]

What are the odds that there will be any people around in 500 years?

[remirol]

What are the odds that there will be any people around in 500 years?

About the same as the odds were 500 years ago, I figure.

We're better at deadinating each other, but we're also better at keeping people alive than we were back then. And it doesn't seem that the whole "makin' more people" thing has gotten any more boring since then, either. :oldroll:

[hamelekim]

Depends. If Israel ceased to be a nation again, or we went of and had massive colonies in space I would argue that Christianity was a lie. I think it would stick around in some form, but the truth of it would be prove a lie.

[SusanB-M1]

Depends. If Israel ceased to be a nation again, or we went of and had massive colonies in space I would argue that Christianity was a lie. I think it would stick around in some form, but the truth of it would be prove a lie.
I think you are right. For as long as there are groups of people believing in deities, then I would imagine that Christianity would be one of them, but, for the sake of TRUTH I do so hope that a moral philosophy, similar to the one at the basis of Humanism, would be the world-wide principal theme.

[Pure Argent]

Depends. If Israel ceased to be a nation again, or we went of and had massive colonies in space I would argue that Christianity was a lie. I think it would stick around in some form, but the truth of it would be prove a lie.

Uh.

What?

[arthwollipot]

Uh.

What?I think part of the point here is that Israel being a nation is a major part of Christian prophecy, and so the existence of Israel as a nation is confirmation of the prophecy and therefore proof that Christianity is real.

I don't get the part about space colonies though. I don't recall seeing them mentioned the last time I looked in Revelation.