I don't think that applies here, because the graphic is not saying something else is a "bigger" problem, it's just data showing how many deaths are caused by mass shootings vs other causes.
That actually doesn't apply. Gas's argument isn't that "there are bigger problems that we need to worry about" but rather "your so called huge problem is actually, statistically, insignificant and not the epidemic you seem to think it is." He's also right on that: mass shootings get a lot of press but are rare enough that it can take months for a new one to occur. It's just they are given a lot of media play because "if it bleeds, it leads".
Going by that graph, about 3750-4000.how many deaths are caused by mass shootings vs other causes.
Do the math again. I somehow doubt that there are 2,000,000 murders in the USA each year. (If 4,000=0.2% then 100% must be 2,000,000). Methinks 2 million is total number of deaths per year, all causes. That's plausible (if low) for a population in the 300 million range IMO. Which says that Patrick, you did your math wrong.Going by that graph, about 3750-4000.
1 dead, 11 shot at birthday party on Detroit's west side
er... 3751-4001.
--Patrick
Dude. To tell PatrThom that... that's like 10 times worse than calling somebody's mother a whore.Which says that Patrick, you did your math wrong.
Do the math again[...], you did your math wrong.
I'm not infallible, and I'm notoriously lax with my arithmetic. Let's check my work:Dude. To tell PatrThom that... that's like 10 times worse than calling somebody's mother a whore.
I had no ballpark in my head as to what the numbers should've been (not even in a Fermi sense), so I never even noticed that they were off.I'm glad you found your error. It's just that I'm surprised you didn't see your result and do a "sanity check" when the numbers come out so far outta whack.
Either way, everything seems on the right scale for discussion now!
And, engineer beats math geek today.
I know this is how religious people comfort themselves sometimes, but this sounds insane to me. Would someone really tell their kid this? If someone had told my paranoid ass this when I was a child, I would have misbehaved to try and live longer.
There's a reason when I was able to chose between my Catholic side and my Lutheran side, I chose Lutheran. Essentially, the ELCA is all "eh, just say you love Jesus and you're good" (mind you, this was before I became a godless heathen atheist).Sure, I get that. I'm just thinking of all the dark, morbid stuff I heard ad a kid that fits this theme. If you're young and afraid of death, this is not a comforting thought.
Reminds me of the day in middle school when I learned that despair is a grave sin...meaning that if I felt *too* guilty and bad I was making myself unfit for heaven.
That's Missouri Synod. They're as fundamentalist as the most hard core catholic sects. ELCA was the first to elect a lesbian bishop, so quite the opposite.I thought the ELCA was okay with teh gayz nowadays? Or am I confusing them with another synod?
Dogbert: If only the good die young, then I'm immortal!If someone had told my paranoid ass this when I was a child, I would have misbehaved to try and live longer.
I...but that's not...how can you....no. NO! Bad Christian! Baaaaaad! *slaps hand*
That is one dump of a church. It's like someone was constructing another building, abandoned it part of the way, and then someone else comes along and says "wow, this half-done pile of bricks and junk would be the perfect place to worship Jesus."
Oh dear. And I'm so going to hell for laughing at that.
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Ever since I moved to PubliclyConservativeVille, there is always at least one booth at the county fair that has this message on big boards, endless video loops, etc.I...but that's not...how can you....no. NO! Bad Christian! Baaaaaad! *slaps hand*
I think it was Maddox, back when he was a thing (best page in the universe or something?), had a fake political party that was "Against abortion; For killing babies."
Take note, this is NOT Fox reporting this.
Spoiler alert. It's not an ISIS flag, and that is most assuredly not Arabic.
I don't know how long this will stay up, so enjoy it while you can.
--Patrick