Some years ago--researching a topic I don't remember--I stumbled on data which caused me to fundamentally distrust all these types of population stats. I write this up because it's a little different angle and a little easier to digest than the linked post.
Everyone thinks, "Well, maybe these numbers are not exact, but we can all agree there's some sound basis to them. Nope, I think they're just making a lot of them up at this point. They all have to be viewed through the lens of, "This is what They would have you believe," or "This is what They will admit to."
At that time, I wanted to know how prevalent Catholicism was in France, and I found this:
It stuck in my mind because, of course, I had always thought of Italy as the preeminent Catholic country. I don't remember what I found for Italy at the time, but it was significantly less.
When I went to search for that same stat a few years later, I found this:
Down forty points in a decade? No, no population changes religion that fast, even if all the old people dying off were Catholic and all the young people were atheists.
"They" want to destroy organized religion, as well as the cultures into which such religions are integrated. Part of the war against them is to make them less popular, and the primary and easiest method of psychological warfare to achieve that is simply to tell everyone they're less popular.
Final observation: Note that the first number, probably closest to correct, was from the CIA itself. So over the course of the last 10-15 years, their lies have gotten much more egregious. I always claim that "They" are getting more desperate just in the recent past, and this is one more small, concrete reflection of that.
Facts changing has really bothered me recently. Remeber the days when newspapers had journalistic integrety, and documented the updates, and changes? Now I find the same article I learned information, but it's not quite right. Until I check if there was an archived version somewhere.
Some years ago--researching a topic I don't remember--I stumbled on data which caused me to fundamentally distrust all these types of population stats. I write this up because it's a little different angle and a little easier to digest than the linked post.
Everyone thinks, "Well, maybe these numbers are not exact, but we can all agree there's some sound basis to them. Nope, I think they're just making a lot of them up at this point. They all have to be viewed through the lens of, "This is what They would have you believe," or "This is what They will admit to."
At that time, I wanted to know how prevalent Catholicism was in France, and I found this:
CIA World Factbook: France
It stuck in my mind because, of course, I had always thought of Italy as the preeminent Catholic country. I don't remember what I found for Italy at the time, but it was significantly less.
When I went to search for that same stat a few years later, I found this:
Religion Facts: Religion in France
Did it really fall that far in a couple of years? Seems unlikely. But if you look now in the Book of Knowledge, you'll find this:
Wikipedia: Religion in France
Down forty points in a decade? No, no population changes religion that fast, even if all the old people dying off were Catholic and all the young people were atheists.
"They" want to destroy organized religion, as well as the cultures into which such religions are integrated. Part of the war against them is to make them less popular, and the primary and easiest method of psychological warfare to achieve that is simply to tell everyone they're less popular.
Final observation: Note that the first number, probably closest to correct, was from the CIA itself. So over the course of the last 10-15 years, their lies have gotten much more egregious. I always claim that "They" are getting more desperate just in the recent past, and this is one more small, concrete reflection of that.
Facts changing has really bothered me recently. Remeber the days when newspapers had journalistic integrety, and documented the updates, and changes? Now I find the same article I learned information, but it's not quite right. Until I check if there was an archived version somewhere.
Physical needs to come back. I'm tired of it.
It's all fake and gay. Who cares?
That is OP's point. I found it very interesting.