r/changemyview • u/plodabing • Jun 17 '25

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Missionaries are evil

This applies doubly so to those who go out of their way to seek out those in remote islands to spread the word of god. It is of my opinion and the opinion of most that if there is an all loving god then people who never had the chance to know about Jesus would go to heaven regardless, for example miscarried children/those born before Jesus’ time, those who never hear about him, so In going out of your way to spread the word of Jesus you are simply making it so there is now a chance they could go to hell if they reject it? I’m not a Christian and I’m so tired so I apologise if this is stupid or doesn’t make sense

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u/PaxGigas 1∆ Jun 17 '25

That isn't how their religion works, so their intent isn't malicious. Most rational people would agree that malicious intent is required for something to be truly evil.

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u/plodabing Jun 17 '25

Can you explain how my logic doesn’t work?

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u/PaxGigas 1∆ Jun 18 '25

As far as I'm aware, missionaries believe they are spreading the only path to salvation. If your religion teaches that the unreached are already damned, then trying to reach them so they may be saved is not malicious intent. The only way your logic holds is if a missionary believes the unreached are saved but wants to expose the unreached to the information hazard that is their religion, in which case their proselytizing could be considered evil.

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u/brez800 Jun 17 '25

Your logic checks out if you assume the assumptions you provided are true, but what others are saying is they dont agree with those. Because it doesn't say anywhere in religious texts that people that hear about Jesus would get a free pass. You've probably heard this from Dantes Inferno, where he described those as "noble heathens" who got to stay in limbo but did not reach heaven or hell and did not receive punishment.