[Phys-L] Re: god friendly science

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 08:28 AM 5/24/2005, Anthony Lapinski, you wrote:
> No matter what you believe, the sad truth is that probably
>  more people in the world
> have died because of religion than any other factor. Maybe it's a
> self-righteous  thing. Remember Carl Sagan, who said,
>  "Extraordinary claims require  extraordinary
> evidence."


I have often heard this sentiment.
I did not look it up - but recall only that the first and second world wars
accounted for tens of millions of deaths, none of whom appeared to have
been killed for their religious convictions.  Then, more recently Ruanda
saw a million or more of a tribal group cut down.

In earlier times, civilians were spared the ultimate sacrifice in general -
so it was more difficult to provide wholesale slaughters, I would have thought.

Hence this claim is somewhat extraordinary.



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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