(August 28, 2015 at 12:53 am)Shuffle Wrote:(August 27, 2015 at 4:50 pm)Divinity Wrote: Driving isn't more dangerous than sky diving. More people die from driving, but that's because more people drive. It's like saying "More people are killed by vending machines each year than Sharks, so Vending Machines are more dangerous than Sharks." Would you rather be trapped in a cage with a shark, or a vending machine?
No no no no no. Percentages don't care about how many they are. What level of math did you take, and still understand? This is elementary level stuff. There's a 0.0007% chance of dying from a skydive, compared to a 0.0167% for driving.
I don't think there is any need to be so condescending, imho.

She's taking the time to respond to the question you asked and to engage in conversation with you.
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