Originally posted by JoshNorton
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
But is it safe to say that maybe 85% of the world has never even heard of the astral plane?
Not at all. Again, turning to wikipedia, 20% of the
world population is Muslim, and there's an Islamic belief in "World of Yetzirah" which seems to be an astral plane equivalent. 13% Hindu and 5%
Buddhist. Not counting other, smaller or less organized or recognized religions, right there we've got 38%. Add in various pagan, wiccan and other
mystery religions, I'd say 40% would be a safe bet. So at most 60% of the population never heard of it? (And that's not counting D&D players...)
ok go test your theory. spend a day asking random people if they know of or about the Astral Plane. I'm certain you will find it far less then
the 60%.
You think any of the highschool girls obsessed with looks and such know of the Astral Plane? Think about how many of them are in this coun try
alone.
What about kids? They count as people too and I bet they don't know of it.
You can't just pick numbers that fit your belief and go from there.
Not saying the OP's info is 100% correct. but when it is believe all around the world in solme degrees then it has to have some merit and truth.
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Originally posted by DocMoreau
reply to post by JoshNorton
But the idea of 'Five-Percent' being 'bad math' was not what the OP was going for. He was attempting to bring light to the connections of the
Wu-Tang Clan and the Five-Percent nation At least that is what I took away from the post.
It was you who brought the '5% being bad math' into the discussion. It seems that you are trying to discredit the validity of the group based on
that one 'equation'. You fail to look at it metaphorically at all.
Regardless of the 'math' regarding the population of the world and how that percentage relates to the population of 5%ers, there are thousands of
followers of the Five-Percent Nation, including the Wu-Tang Clan and many other Hip Hop groups.
I believe that is what the OP was trying to convey, the 5%er 'secret society' connection to Wu-Tang Clan. I do think that the OP should have done
more research into the topic before posting, but the information is still relevant to the ATS membership I believe.
Sorry for being so brash before, I had not had my caffeine.
DocMoreau
exactly ! It's all about the message and not the messanger. If you stick to that , then you can usually find what is of importance in a topic.
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