Though I'm having trouble finding the exact diff
again, the BBC study
you cite on the talk page of the article is only for 10 countries. One
of those omitted is the most populous country in the world, which
happens to generally be pretty low on the whole monotheistic thing.
I don't want to imply you're being unfaithful in your use of
statistics, but the inadequacy of these citations as justifying your
statements was pointed out by others on the page as well. According to
one of the pages there
(
http://adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html) monotheists make up
only a relatively slim majority. I think your "believed by the
majority" gives somewhat of a different impression as to the actual
split.
In any case, Sam, in the end the content of the article is not up to
YOU, personally, but a process of work and compromise. I'll add my
voice to the large number of people who prefer a more neutral
definition, the one which currently exists, and doesn't play any games
about the numbers.
It's stuff like this which makes people pretty suspicious of your
ability to recognize your own biases, Sam.
FF
On 6/5/06, Sam Spade <samspade.thomasjefferson(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> It was three cites, 2 of american, the third a BBC international
> survey. Not that the facts make any difference, when you already have
> your mind made up. I expected encyclopedia readers to be better than
> this...
>
> SS