From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-16 14:55, Steven Douglas wrote:   
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   > Mike  posted:   
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   >> Almost everyone who has received some schooling   
   >> learns basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction,   
   >> multiplication, and division. With global literacy   
   >> around 87%, this means roughly 6.8 billion people   
   >> likely know at least some arithmetic. By contrast,   
   >> the Bible is mainly known to Christians and Jews.   
   >> Christians make up about 33% of the world (~2.7   
   >> billion), and Jews about 15 million. Not all have   
   >> read or know it well, so the total familiar with the   
   >> Bible is under 3 billion. Clearly, more people know   
   >> basic arithmetic than the Bible.   
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   > That's because public elementary school children   
   > learn basic math, but those same schools do not   
   > teach the Bible.   
      
   Following along your previous arguments that make   
   Arithmetic the true God, since you define God as   
   what's most popular.   
      
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