Everything in "The Knowledge" is so neatly numbered and, in theory, symmetrical.
Why is the "The Tree", in reality, so asymmetrical? That is to say, why do not the branches all balance each other well? It makes for a simplicist and pretty picture, but does it make sense?
If we look at the numbers of followers of the major religions, why such great difference, i.e. preponderance of Christians? Surely, so late in the Kalpa and with such a large family to serve, the Christ soul must be making his or her influence somewhere? The BKs used to think that the last Pope was the Christ soul. He died and notably did not attended a BK Raja Yoga center.
Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents from adherents.com.
(Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective. Note, it does not separate Hinduism from Sanyasi-ism) ... I have never even heard of "Juche" or "Tenrikyo" before. I wonder what the real figures are for the BKWSU and how they calculate who is in and who is out?
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Why is the "The Tree", in reality, so asymmetrical? That is to say, why do not the branches all balance each other well? It makes for a simplicist and pretty picture, but does it make sense?
If we look at the numbers of followers of the major religions, why such great difference, i.e. preponderance of Christians? Surely, so late in the Kalpa and with such a large family to serve, the Christ soul must be making his or her influence somewhere? The BKs used to think that the last Pope was the Christ soul. He died and notably did not attended a BK Raja Yoga center.
Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents from adherents.com.
(Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective. Note, it does not separate Hinduism from Sanyasi-ism) ... I have never even heard of "Juche" or "Tenrikyo" before. I wonder what the real figures are for the BKWSU and how they calculate who is in and who is out?
- Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
Primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand
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