Earthquake and religious affiliation of the population

[buritobr]

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Pat Robertson related this tragedy to the african religious traditions of the country.

Can we say that earthquakes are punishment of god for people who don't follow christian religions? Is there a relation between occurence of earthquakes and religious affiliation of the population? I don't think so.

There are many earthquakes in Japan, a country in which most of the population is budist. There are many earthquakes in Indonesia, where most of the population is muslim. There are many earthquakes in California, a state in which there is a culture of drugs, sex and rock'n'roll.

On the other hand, there are a lot of earthquakes in Italy, home of the Catholic Church. There are a lot of earthquakes also in Portugal, Mexico and Chile, countries in which the population is very catholic.

And there was a big earthquake in California in 1906, before rock'n'roll was invented.

[vitoNova]

Isn't Japan's most popular religion Shintoism?

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Isn't Japan's most popular religion Shintoism?

Technically yes, although Shinto and Buddhism in Japan are fairly syncretic.

[John Dule]

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Isn't Japan's most popular religion Shintoism?

Technically yes, although Shinto and Buddhism in Japan are fairly syncretic.

A plurality of Japanese people have a combination of Buddhist and Shinto religious practices but identify as irreligious when asked.

[Samof94]

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Pat Robertson related this tragedy to the african religious traditions of the country.

Can we say that earthquakes are punishment of god for people who don't follow christian religions? Is there a relation between occurence of earthquakes and religious affiliation of the population? I don't think so.

There are many earthquakes in Japan, a country in which most of the population is budist. There are many earthquakes in Indonesia, where most of the population is muslim. There are many earthquakes in California, a state in which there is a culture of drugs, sex and rock'n'roll.

On the other hand, there are a lot of earthquakes in Italy, home of the Catholic Church. There are a lot of earthquakes also in Portugal, Mexico and Chile, countries in which the population is very catholic.

And there was a big earthquake in California in 1906, before rock'n'roll was invented.

Jamaicans are very religious yet they had one.

[buritobr]

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Pat Robertson related this tragedy to the african religious traditions of the country.

Can we say that earthquakes are punishment of god for people who don't follow christian religions? Is there a relation between occurence of earthquakes and religious affiliation of the population? I don't think so.

There are many earthquakes in Japan, a country in which most of the population is budist. There are many earthquakes in Indonesia, where most of the population is muslim. There are many earthquakes in California, a state in which there is a culture of drugs, sex and rock'n'roll.

On the other hand, there are a lot of earthquakes in Italy, home of the Catholic Church. There are a lot of earthquakes also in Portugal, Mexico and Chile, countries in which the population is very catholic.

And there was a big earthquake in California in 1906, before rock'n'roll was invented.

Jamaicans are very religious yet they had one.

But Jamaica is the home of the cannabis. So, Jamaica would be coherent to Pat Robertson's hypothesis.

[Mike88]

Would like to see Pat Robertson explain the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. An earthquake that happened in a Holy holiday, November 1st, with a big chunk of the city's population inside churches that day, plus Lisbon was capital of an Empire that was spreading Catholicism across the world.

[Donerail]

What do we expect to happen to religiosity in Oklahoma now that there are a lot of earthquakes there from fracking?

[buritobr]

Would like to see Pat Robertson explain the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. An earthquake that happened in a Holy holiday, November 1st, with a big chunk of the city's population inside churches that day, plus Lisbon was capital of an Empire that was spreading Catholicism across the world.

Yes. This event had a role to reduce the religious beliefs in Europe.

But if Robertson hate the catholics... he still could explain this event

[If my soul was made of stone]

What do we expect to happen to religiosity in Oklahoma now that there are a lot of earthquakes there from fracking?

People will realize that capitalism is their god now.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     There is no connection, and to posit such a thing misses the point.

[Samof94]

Tornadoes in rural Alabama?