RE: Same sex marriage
March 19, 2012 at 9:57 am
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2012 at 9:58 am by StatCrux.)
(March 19, 2012 at 9:45 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Hahahaha, yes. Juvenile and illogical. I just gave you the numerical figures [and you can verify them pretty easily using any basic search engine, or, hell, wikipedia if you wanna find the sources for the US department of corrections] that show that christians overwhelmingly outnumber atheists in prisons for violent and sexual crimes both in sheer numbers AND in gross averages, supplementing the point as well that you simply can't accuse all atheists of being similar because of one or two murderers because the only thing that truly 'unites' us is that we don't believe in god[s]. Whereas christians are all united by a rigid belief system that demands they act a certain way, adhere to a strict code of what god demands, and follow the pentateuch and bible as prophesy and instructive moral literature.
Really, if you can't grasp the points I'm making, hey, that's your problem, I laid it out pretty bare for ya, but don't call me illogical and juvenile in some snide little offhanded way just because of your own limitations, cuz you're fitting the general stereotype of the condescending holier-than-thou christian when you do.
In other words you are proving my point that you can judge most christians by the actions of their peers quickly and easily and with a fair degree of accuracy. Might wanna stop doing that.
OK, I'll try and simplify this for you...Statistical data does not prove anything regarding the behavior of any one individual. Correlation is not causation. If 90% of murderers preferred coffee to tea, does that mean coffee drinkers are more likely to be murderers? Its a ridiculous and oft quoted set of statistics that show nothing that wouldn't be expected in a country where most people would describe themselves as "christian" when asked, but have no real christian beliefs. Its interesting that atheists in the UK are now arguing this very point in order to show that most people are not christian in fact, despite the figures in studies. This is in order to dismantle the argument of the Christan bishops in the house of lords who have seats becuase they say we are a christian country. These type of statistics are useless as they can be interpreted in any way you want!
