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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:31 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 30/09/2024 16:36, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>    I dunno about Computer launguages but religions survive due to
>> various factors. The Christian religion in Europe survived because its
>> converts were willing to murder adherents of other religions.
> 
> Not really.
> 
> That is of course a story made up by the other religions who strove to
> murder christians.
> 
> All belief systems strive to 'cancel' other belief systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years'_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Crusades

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701

I don't know if there were many direct deaths overlooking the English 
Civil War but North America wound up with a bunch of discontented Brits 
who thought the Protestants weren't protesting enough. Their Calvinistic 
beliefs stained the development of the US.

Yes, yes, I know. That was Christendom, not really Christianity. Are you 
aware the KKK would attack a Catholic if they couldn't find a convenient 
black?