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To: OrangeHoof; xzins

Flipping statistics provides additional perspective, which is interesting. However, it is less valuable when the data points "have personality". If 23% of the children from lesbian mothers were abused to a degree allowing their psyche's to admit this in a study, does that really mean 77% were not abused at all? What portion of that 77% have still not come to terms with their abuse and are able to recognize and express it as such?


36 posted on 12/26/2013 7:57:19 AM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: so_real

That’s a good point. There are gray areas here which might affect the numbers. However, when you see sensational claims like “10 times more likely” you still have to balance that with how many at least claim this was not a problem.

For example, I believe homosexuals should not go on camping trips with boy/girl scouts because of the potential for pedophilia but we cannot ignore that a) straights may also be pedophiles and b) gays may not be inclined to be pedophiles. By banning gays, you *improve* the odds that the scouts won’t be molested but you aren’t eliminating the danger.

You then have to ask yourself what is considered an acceptable risk. If 98% of straights wouldn’t molest scouts and 90% of gays wouldn’t, does it make a policy of banning gay scoutmasters justifiable? Does it make any more sense than banning blacks from shopping malls because a larger percent of them shoplift?


54 posted on 12/26/2013 12:15:35 PM PST by OrangeHoof (2001-2008: "Dissent Is Patriotism!" 2009-2016: "Dissent Is Racism!")
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