Deaths from science versus religion - 09/02/12 12:57 PM
In another thread Paul thinks that science is a huge evil because according to the alternative medice group we have 100 000 deaths they don't quantify how the got the number but lets put that out there and the article.
http://www.alternet.org/story/147318/100,000_americans_die_each_year_from_prescription_drugs,_while_pharma_companies_get_rich
I answered that with the UN statistic that 800 Million people have died in sectarian or religious violence. There is a much much bigger number that obviously die from political violence.
That represents around 400 000 deaths from religion year in year out for 2000 years.
So my point was as he is religious why does he not get all upset about that.
His counter is that he obviously believes the situation has improved and he wants to talk about only the recent 20 years.
My rough quick look at the numbers is going to be around 20-30 million most of the variation bassed on seperating political versus religious conflicts.
So I guess we would say nothing has changed this is slightly up on the historic average.
Should conflict break out between Isral and Iran for example the current numbers will seem pale into significance.
Most of the hard part for me as showing religious deaths will be seperating religion versus political and we may have to adopt some part blame formula we will see how we go.
For Paul obviously the pressure will be on him to quantify a number that simply appears in an alternative medicine publication. He will also need to quantify that the deaths would not also have happened without the medicine like cancer patients and again we will probably end up with a part blame formula.
So with that overview let the discussion begin.
http://www.alternet.org/story/147318/100,000_americans_die_each_year_from_prescription_drugs,_while_pharma_companies_get_rich
I answered that with the UN statistic that 800 Million people have died in sectarian or religious violence. There is a much much bigger number that obviously die from political violence.
That represents around 400 000 deaths from religion year in year out for 2000 years.
So my point was as he is religious why does he not get all upset about that.
His counter is that he obviously believes the situation has improved and he wants to talk about only the recent 20 years.
My rough quick look at the numbers is going to be around 20-30 million most of the variation bassed on seperating political versus religious conflicts.
So I guess we would say nothing has changed this is slightly up on the historic average.
Should conflict break out between Isral and Iran for example the current numbers will seem pale into significance.
Most of the hard part for me as showing religious deaths will be seperating religion versus political and we may have to adopt some part blame formula we will see how we go.
For Paul obviously the pressure will be on him to quantify a number that simply appears in an alternative medicine publication. He will also need to quantify that the deaths would not also have happened without the medicine like cancer patients and again we will probably end up with a part blame formula.
So with that overview let the discussion begin.