Infographics Show Many Pastors Hellbound...If You Believe That Sorta Thing. Also, Aliens!

Last week I came across an interesting infographic, but it wasn't totally relevant and certainly not worthy of a post of it's own. This week I was thinking about how almost every apologist and evangelist is selling books and lectures. I started to wonder, how much must these guys make? I found two more infographics, each dealing with church wealth.

This one shows the crazy growth and cash flow of megachurches.

While this one breaks down income levels of the worshipers of various faiths compared to the national average. (Jews live up to their stereotype, by the way.)

It's kinda ironic. According to the bible, the wealthier church goers and church leaders are very likely going to hell.

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ~Matthew 19:24 (KJV)

I've heard that the word for camel and the word for rope are very similar in the original text. Rope makes much more sense here than camel, but I guess fitting a rope through the eye of a needle just isn't difficult enough.

Oh, almost forgot, the original infographic I was talking about was an editable Drake Equation. The DE is a way to calculate how many alien civilizations there many be in the universe. Only problem is, we aren't sure what numbers to input into the equation for an accurate output. This infographic lets you input whatever you want.

Drinkin' and Prayin'

If you haven't noticed, I'm partial to infographics. I'm also partial to beer. Which leads us to this.

from FloatingSheep

Ever wonder what counties tweet more about church than beer and vice versa? Neither did I, but it's still interesting. My area is all red--meaning all church. Awesome.

Reminds me of that scene in the Simpsons movie when everyone in the bar ran into the church and everyone in the church ran into the bar when faced with death in the form of a giant dome.

How's the beer/church ratio where you live?

The World of Religion

An old National Post infographic of some interest.

Embiggen

The Internet, Almost as Big as Christianity.

 

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Pretty Fallacies

As a designer, I consume information best when it is laid out in a visually appealing fashion. As a debater, I try to stay logically consistent and intellectually honest. I found a couple of links to help me on both counts. Maybe they can help you too.

YourLogicalFallacyis.com displays logical fallacies in a mash-up illustration of philosophers and religion. The tag line of "Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies" tells me the author knows that these errors in thinking often come up in debates regarding belief.

InformationIsBeautiful.net created an infographic of rhetorical fallacies. I love all the work on this site and even bought their infographic book, The Visual Miscellaneum. 

Both these visualizations are available to buy as prints. Y'know, if you need some nerdy wall art.