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		neutronicus on Aug 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social i... You have no idea what the relevant numbers are. The estimated loss of life during the Crusades ranges from 3-10 million lives. Current estimates place the Russian loss of life alone from WWII at 19.5 million.

icebraining on Aug 20, 2011 [–]

This[1] page puts the sum of deaths of religious wars at 800 million.

[1]: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstatz.htm

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