Mario, However hard you try to confuse the issue, 250,000 is larger than 220,000. Wouldn't it be easier to simply acknowledge that your "facts" or understanding was wrong? --FN
PS: The Catholic proportion was higher before decades of out-migration brought about changes. Then, there was post-1961 in-migration too. Before the New Conquest areas were added on to Goa in the 18th century (where a policy of religious conversions were not enforced) the percentage was even more. To repeat, I don't subscribe to the view that the size of a "community" is important, or even that a "religious community" shares a commonness of economic or political interest. But this is an attempt to see whether your last-wordism will be pushed through even when you're so obviously wrong. 2009/10/24 Mario Goveia <[email protected]>: > Of its 500 thousand inhabitants (according to the > census of 1910, the listed population rose to 540,551), > more or less 250,000 are catholic christians and > 220,000 are hindus. [Page 1] > > Mario observes: > > Fred, > > Thanks for making my point for me. The > last time I checked, 250,000 was 46% of > the total population of 540,551. -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism Goa,1556: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
