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Disappointed to see this on HN . They are among the poorest and most marginalized communities in the country . Their population growth when correcting for their
by thewarrior 9y ago
Disappointed to see this on HN . They are among the poorest and most marginalized communities in the country . Their population growth when correcting for their economic status is not that much higher than the rest.
- dep_b 9y agoCorrecting for their economic status still doesn't make the statement you reply to untrue.
- lotsofpulp 9y agoWhat could be disappointing about data? Poor or rich, population changes can cause changes in lifestyle and the social order in general, hence the relevance of knowing that it is real and not just perceived or bias.
- bildung 9y agoI think the point is that this muslim population growth isn't real, in the sense that the implied causation is wrong. Those people don't get more children because they are muslim but because they are poor, as poor people generally get more children all over the world (e.g. African Americans in the U.S. are both over-represented among the poor and grow as a share of the overall population in the U.S.)
- lotsofpulp 9y agoThere are tenets of Islam that encourage increasing their population and/or having multiple wives (see Saudi Arabia and some of the countries around it). So I would not postulate that they have more children only because they are poor. Also the data shows a higher childbirth rate for wealthy Muslims also. There is a similar belief for evangelical Christians and hasidic Jews, and those populations also have more children than average.