The ongoing attacks in Bombay got me unsettled. Below is a top 10 listcountries by population categorized for the four major world religions.As you go through the list, ask yourself two questions -
- Do you see that country as an aggressor or a victim?
- Do you consider that country as having bright future or goingdownhill?
| Hindu | Christian | Islam | Jewish |
| Nepal | USA | Indonesia | USA |
| India | Brazil | Pakistan | Israel |
| Mauritius | Mexico | India | Russia |
| Guyana | Russia | Bangladesh | France |
| Fiji | China | Turkey | Argentina |
| Suriname | Germany | Iran | Canada |
| Bhutan | Philippines | Egypt | United Kingdom |
| Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom | Nigeria | Brazil |
| Sri Lanka | Italy | China | Germany |
| Bangladesh | France | Algeria | Ukraine |
I was trying to look for patterns across these countries. I did not trytoo hard and gave up after a while but during the process I ended up atthe "human development index". According to Wikipedia,apart from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh all the other countries listedin the top 10 Hindu list below, have a higher HDI score than India. Iwas born and raised smack dab in the heart of Indian middle class andnever would have guessed that the UN thinks Guyana is a better placefor me to be born than India. Then again no one person can representthe country of a billion people. Just something for me to keep in mindbefore I try to pretend like I understand what motivates people to doseemingly barbarous acts.
Sources:
- http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_hindu.html
- http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_christian.html
- http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_islam.html
- http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_judaism.html
- http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_jew_pop_lar_jew_pop_top_50_cou_by_jew_pop_jew-populations-top-50-countries-jews
- http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-countries-with-largest-muslim-populations-map.html
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