An Empircial Question

Does anyone have an estimate of the number of Asetians currently incarnated on Earth?

I do not know, but this triggered something I do know.
Jehovah's Witnesses (as far as I remember) do have an estimate, and somehow know who is and is not, an "anointed one" and how many are left, living on Earth. These individuals are the 144,000 mentioned in Revelations, those who are said to become teachers and rulers in Heaven over the countless many here on Earth.

I don't recall all the math, or how they figure it all out, but now I'm wondering if there's some sort of relation in this parallel idea of a limited number of "special" ones in existence

**The Anointed One's are sort of the Jehovah's Witness version of the Roman Catholic Saints. Each a branch of Christianity.

No.   Any religion on earth is man/human/woman manufactured and the tales that incorporate its vision are all for the benefit of its so-called special leaders.  

Or....how many other ways can I just say its a damn lie.

If one needs to think in terms of religion...think Nature.

You don't think the concept could have been taken from older beliefs?

Christianity is around 1000 years older than the Christ was supposed to have been here at 0 points on the calendar.  It could be found in early Egypt.  One could not readily see how apparent that fact was unless you had the entire overview with research on all of it. (My apologies to our blind friend, LightSeeker, lol).  Years ago I ran across where the 144,000 number came from but I don't remember now.  It would be easy enough to find though.  Going back to research on the founders' life I believe one would find the guy that took over control from him changed many of the original beliefs. ha.  So you cannot take any of it at face value as being near truthful.