(March 27, 2015 at 10:21 pm)professor Wrote: As far as I know-
They, like everyone else without the access to the message of redemption were judged by what they knew and how they responded to their conscience.
My wife says: they went to heaven, the mercy of God would save them / the blood of Jesus was retroactive.
If they all get to go to heaven, wouldn't it be best if no one tries to convert anyone? Wouldn't telling people about Jesus, according to your ideas, make them more likely to go to hell, whereas if they were ignorant, they might be saved?
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.