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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I think many Christians think all these people die because they can't call on God for help because they don't believe in the Christian God, or if they do, they call on the wrong interpretation of the Christian god. If you don't fall into those categories 'time and unforeseen occurrence fall them all' (Ecclesiastes 9:11) so it's just bad luck.
brentan
Level 8
Oct 9, 2018
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Not sure where this stat comes from, but to be fair, according to UNICEF roughly 3.1 million children die from starvation / malnutrition each year, or about 8,500 per day. That this is a tragedy few would dispute, but it's also important that we don't overstate the problem.
p-nullifidian
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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@Hebert54 It’s less than a third of what was claimed. The problem is overstated by any measure.
@Hebert54 You don't appear interested in reading what I wrote, do you? Let me restate: "That this is a tragedy few would dispute, but it's also important that we don't overstate the problem." It's crucial in today's environment of 'faux figures' and 'fake news' that we get our numbers correct, and according to your post, instead of 3.1 million, it would be 9.49 million. Unless you think it wise to exaggerate facts by a factor of three, I rest my case.
@Hebert54 I'm not trying to diminish anything, I'm trying to be accurate and honest about the problem, and avoid overstating it. Please, I beg of you, be reasoned, scientific and logical. The data you've cited include numerous other causes of death, apart from starvation, and this diverges from the very point made in the graphic--can you see that? Now what you've gone and done here is mixed with statistics--not the most scientifically literate thing to do, agreed? 
@Hebert54 Of course, all death is tragic, but the point from the very beginning was getting our facts (statistics) straight.
I was asked to say grace a year or so ago. No big deal, I asked for will power not to overeat, noting that most of us were over-nourished.
I haven’t been asked again.
WilliamFleming
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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I'm using this if anyone asks me to say grace!
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