Burmese cathedral inscription

Inscription at St Mary's Anglican Cathedral on Sparks Street in Yangon, Burma in August 2010. English, Latin and Burmese

Keeping the faith

Young Christians singing outside St Mary's Anglican Cathedral on Sparks Street in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Saint Jude

Stained glass window of St Jude in the St Mary's Anglican Cathedral on Sparks Street in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Rest and be thankful

Park bench outside Sts Peter and Paul's Anglican church in Milton, NSW in August 2011. The sign says rest and be thankful

Losing my religion...

As far as religion goes, Christianity tells us that nobody can go to heaven and live an eternal life unless they know Jesus and have been "saved" by him.

So my question is, what about all the many many people who lived and passed away hundreds of thousands of years before "Christ" was born\created\invented)?

They didn't know anything about his existence. So does this mean they all go to hell and burn forever?

Would an authentic, loving and just God allow that to happen to all of those innocent people?

*No "Bible-Spouting", please. Just use reason and common sense.*