Manned landings could indeed be a hoax. There is no reason for the US, of all countries to not try to replicate it, with all the advanced tech we have now.
It is basic logic.
Besides, human beings would start colonising the moon in this century. We can't just risk all life by staying on one...
We can improve the per capita too, with massive investments in education and research.
The government needs to employ the significant number of illiterate/ poorly educated folk in construction of nationwide infrastructure. We can start government owned large farms to increase productivity. We...
The process to replace oil is underway in most countries. The oil producers have 1-2 decades left to switch to other productive industries.
There will a drastic shift in preception of wealth once that oil income reduces.
Diversified countries like the US, China, Japan, south Korea, european...
India has universal access to food, as part of policy.
Sometimes, a few people get left out due to lack of education/ papers or the corrupt person assigned to distribution.
There have been large strides in poverty alleviation and creation of infrastructure.
Remember, cost of living is low...
You're correct about your rising numbers. But those are mostly the ones who were born into the faith.
New converts are a very small percentage.
And remember, a lot of folks that you consider religious are just pretending, to avoid the wrath of law/ society. Particularly in Arab countries...
Could be true. I'm a Delhite, and I avoid highly religious people like the plague. Hard to work with them.
If someone is a vegetarian, or doesn't eat pork/beef, I can make fun of them and do my thing. Someone wearing a hijab around me makes it clear that she feels men are a threat. Most guys...
The value of the dollar comes from what it can buy, and its stability.
Saudi would buy real and financial assets with this dollars(aside from whatever reserves it keeps.)
Liquid cash is just a part of an investor's portfolio, not the entirety of it.
If I was creating nations, I would allow separate states for the religious and secular folk, with migration allowed if a person's views changed.
Hell, both countries can still do this.
Create separate religious and secular cities.
I agree with the Indian rank. We struggle a lot for getting a good life, securing our finances, the spaces are crowded, and the infrastructure is still under development.
Our issues are largely poverty related, and will fade over time with growing industrialization and prosperity.
Living a...
It is a well known method of protest. Religious people employ it as well.
https://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/25-years-ago-uk-protesters-burned-copy-of-salman-rushdie-satanic-verses