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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (651801)

4/18/2012 1:26:17 PM

From: bentway

Respond to of 1583384

Which Country Believes in God Most?

THE PHILIPPINES, BUT THE US IS HIGH ON THE LIST

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 18, 2012 11:23 AM CDT

(NEWSER) – If religion were a contest, the Philippines would be winning. A whopping 94% of people in the Philippines believe in God, making it the most faithful country on the planet, or at least, among the 30 countries included in a new University of Chicago study. But almost all the nations in the study had Christian majorities, the AFP reports, so it's hardly entirely inclusive. Still, the Philippines' dominance might explain something like this.

The countries with the highest percentage of the faithful tended to be predominantly Catholic, with one major exception: The US, which came in third on the list at 84%, behind Chile at 88%. Belief was lowest in former Soviet states, with East Germany (13%) and the Czech Republic (20%) bringing up the absolute rear. The study also found that belief was stronger among the elderly than the young; overall, only 23% of those under age 27 believe. Click for the full details of the study.

Hooded penitents flagellate themselves in front of wooden cross in a reenactment of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, April 6, 2012 at San Pedro Cutud, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (651801)	4/18/2012 7:04:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583384

Ted, you are overly defensive over straw man arguments. No strawman.............empirical evidence that Russian engineers may be willing to accept lower wages than American engineers. I never said that the Russian aerospace industry didn't crater. Nor did I deny that there are a bunch of former Russian engineers now working as janitors or whatever. You seem to ASSume that Boeing is just paying these Russian engineers minimum wage (or less) and that the engineers have no choice but to accept it. That's quite a patronizing attitude you have toward the engineers, and if I were them, I would find it quite insulting. And you're assuming that Boeing is paying them top dollar...........even though you admit that the Russian aerospace industry has cratered and that some Russian engineers are working as janitors. Logical thought! I thought that was the strong suit of engineers. I guess i was wrong.