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Rank Death Toll Cause Centuries 1 66 million Second World War 20C 2 40 million Mao Zedong (mostly famine) 20C 40 million Genghis Khan 13C 4 27 million British India (mostly famine) 19C 5 25 million Fall of the Ming Dynasty 17C 6 20 million Taiping Rebellion 19C 20 million Joseph Stalin 20C 8 18½ million Mideast Slave Trade 7C-19C 9 17 million Timur Lenk 14C-15C 10 16 million Atlantic Slave Trade 15C-19C 11 15 million First World War 20C 15 million Conquest of the Americas 15C-19C 13 13 million An Lushan Revolt 8C 14 10 million Xin Dynasty 1C 10 million Congo Free State 19C-20C 16 9 million Russian Civil War 20C 17 7½ million Thirty Years War 17C 7½ million Fall of the Yuan Dynasty 14C 19 7 million Fall of Rome 5C 7 million Chinese Civil Wars 20C I see mainly death NOT caused "in the name of" a particular God.

Stalin was a communist atheist, regardless of how he was raised. WWII killed 66 million people. You got a "religious war" that has killed more? And NO war is "absent of religion", but that does not make all wars "religious" or "caused by/fought for religion".

Your professor needs to tell the atheists that.

You're wrong. Simple as that. NO ONE in this country is forced by the govt to practice a particular religion because we have freedom OF religion. And having a nativity scene, or a minnorah, on public property is not establishment of religion. Neither are Christmas trees in public schools.

No- it shows that "religious wars" have killed far fewer people than "control" and "power" wars have.

Actually, it's not. Not the same thing. Read some Jefferson- and not just his "separation of church and state" in the VA constitution; but the reasoning behind it. His intent was to keep govt out of religion, not to keep religion out of govt. Now I'm not saying an argument couldn't be made for the latter, however that was never it's intent.

Interesting, since "man-made global warming" widely lauded as "proven by science"... has been proven a fraud. And listen- I've got no problem with atheists, save one: there's an awful lot of them who seem to forget this country was founded on a freedom OF religion, not a freedom FROM it.

Science is your God.

Actually, it's evil motherfuckers with a God complex who want omnipotence that start shit... the blindly faithful and undyingly obedient carry it out.

Sure it is: ...sounds like a whole lot of "faith" is required, if you ask me. AGNOSTIC now- THAT would be "not a religion", because it's not ANYTHING. It's the complete ABSENCE of belief.

I wouldn't say "leads to", I would say "has been responsible for." Religion/no religion doesn't matter- people will use whatever causes at their disposal (even the anti-religion/utopian government form of Communism) to achieve their ends. That's the point.

Don't read much history, do you? 20th century alone: http://necrometrics....00a.htm#20worst The Crusdaes, ALL of them, as a religious example, killed only an estimated 3-9 million.

Well said. Even ATHEISM is a religion, with it's own brand of oppressive zealots.

Praise the Lord! He's seen the light!

Not "God"... but "A" God... whether it was the Christian God, the Muslim God, the Japanese Emperor/God, the chinese and russian "God" of communism (actually, I think communism trumps deaths by all the other "GOds" combined. Pretty easy math.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/ http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm

Actually, that is an uninformed opinion. Seriously, look into it.

MGD... yuck. That reminds me, I need to get some Icehouse (a Miller product)... been a long time.... You want to try something that is NOT beer? Have some Michelob Ultra or Miller64. Might as well be drinking water.

"global aspect"? Here's the "global aspect": islamic extremists want to kill or force convert every single non-muslim on the planet. The only one sounding like an idiot is you for not realizing that any culture that is NOT Sharia is under fire from these people. You don't have to "do" anything "to them": you are not a muslim, you are an infidel. Convert or die.

Ha! In it's defense, while I agree "American beer" isn't Pilsner Urquell, it IS a legitimate pilsner beer style. However- this whole "light beer" phenomenon is distinctly American. And of the "lights", Miller Lite tastes the most like the style it is trying to be "inspired by", followed by Bud Light. Coors Light is near water, but that can be delicious after a day of yardwork in the heat. Who wants a Guinness after strenuous physical activity?

The 8 year old was an infidel. Infidels are sub-human to these people.

Agreed. I don't think it's "tinfoil hat" AT ALL to be concerned about that... that, and the "impromptu/non-scheduled meeting" between Obama and the Saudi prince.

Used to homebrew alot, took a break when I bought my house, recently brewed again... have decided it's not worth the time or $$. Too many good beers available commercially, and I don't drink that much anyway.

Doesn't InBev own all 3 of the "big ones": Bud, Coors, Miller?

Moderate Republican = RINO = NOT A CONSERVATIVE. The only hope for the Republican party is to swing RIGHT again, to pick up their base- they keep trying to get the middle, and keep losing, while at the same time losing their base who is staying home before voting for a moderate. 4 million republicans didn't vote last time BECAUSE a moderate republican was the nominee. While I think Christie has been generally good for NJ, I don't want him anywhere near the white house- he can't be trusted.