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Old 02-16-2009, 09:17 AM   #1
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Alabama, Iran have more in common than first thought

Baptists in Tuscaloosa and Muslims in Tehran might not seem to have much in common, but Alabama and Iran do agree on one thing: the importance of religion.
Nearly identical percentages of people in both locations -- 82 percent of Alabamians and 83 percent of Iranians -- say religion is an important part of their daily lives.
The comparisons come from the Gallup Poll, which recently compiled findings about the importance of faith to individuals in all 50 states and 143 countries.
"Georgians in the United States are about as religious as Georgians in the Caucasus region," wrote Steve Crabtree and Brett Pelham, in a Monday (Feb. 9) report on the Gallup Web site. "On the less religious end of the spectrum, residents of New Hampshire look similar to their neighbors in Canada and Alaskans are about as religious as Israelis."
They say that opposites attract. By extension, that implies that like minded individuals may repel. If you conducted a survey in Tehran and Birmingham, and swapped the words "Christian" and "Muslim", I wonder how alike the answers would be.

BTW, having eaten street food in Israel, I will say that Southerners and people from the Middle East also share a "lets throw this in hot oil and see how it tastes" culinary philosophy.
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:50 AM   #2
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To quote my favorite movie, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, "So what? Big Deal."

I wouldn't trust the numbers out of a religious dictatorship regarding religion.

Gallop should be ashamed.
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Old 02-16-2009, 10:04 AM   #3
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I would bet the religious in Iran might object to the fashion statements displayed in a rural Alabama Walmart.
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Old 02-16-2009, 12:38 PM   #4
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That's a retarded statistic. What about the Dwellars who would say that "politics is an important part" of their discussions. Does that mean they're going to have anything in common?
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Old 02-16-2009, 12:46 PM   #5
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It does say something about the lack of critical thinking in both locations -- they do have that in common.

(Tarring them all with an impossibly large brush!)
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Old 02-16-2009, 12:49 PM   #6
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"is an important part" is not a quantifiable attribute.
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