(March 7, 2017 at 6:09 pm)ukatheist Wrote:(March 7, 2017 at 3:49 pm)Harris Wrote: what was the number before?Depends when you are talking. The number has revised over time to take into account more accurate estimates, addition information etc, and remove anomalous data such as the original Auschwitz figure, as I understand it the 6 million has stood since the 1980's.
But really, it's pretty irrelevant what the figure was, you're better off concentrating on how the current figure is made up. Try for a start
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust
This directs you to a number of different studies for further reading, if you're genuinely interested.
Check out six million myth
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=24369