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An Indian man once told me religion is the only unifying part of India. That if that didn’t exist, India would fall apart. Can’t tell of course if that is true.
by prox 5y ago
An Indian man once told me religion is the only unifying part of India. That if that didn’t exist, India would fall apart. Can’t tell of course if that is true.
- bserge 5y agoThat's more likely the government + military.
- rocknor 5y agoMakes no sense. Religion is rapidly declining yet the citizens are getting more patriotic and developing a stronger common identity. Things like culture/tradition/language/food are much more important than religion for unification. This applies everywhere in the world.
- known 5y ago“Where knowledge ends, religion begins” --Benjamin Disraeli (b. 1804) % of Atheists: India: 3% Netherlands: 49% Sweden: 43% France: 37% UK: 32% Germany: 27% Spain: 26% Denmark: 25% Belgium: 23% Hungary: 22% Finland: 16% Austria: 11% Portugal: 7% Italy: 6%