[dirtboy]

I feel sorry for people who believe numbers like this.

Perhaps you can point out how they are in error, then.

[biblewonk]

Perhaps you can point out how they are in error, then.

Simple, just try and imagine doing a paper and discovering that number. Where would you go, where did the source you find go? A good example is all the various numbers reported for how many Christians there are in the country. They are all different and who is calling whom a Christian these days.

[robertpaulsen]

How can you compare deaths from illegal drugs to deaths from legal drugs? You can certainly state the number, but you can't draw any conclusions.

Only if illegal drugs were made legal and had the same availibility could you even begin to compare. Also, what are the raw numbers? How many smokers are there? How many illegal drug users are there?

Totally useless statistics.

[radioman]

I feel sorry for people who believe numbers like this.
"Perhaps you can point out how they are in error, then."



If you have to use statistics, you're dealing with snake oil, it's as simple as that.
Another "expert" who offers no cure.

Cancer is the number one killer of men under 65. We have poured money by the ton into cancer research. We have gotten absolutely nothing in return.

Diabetics are still having their limbs amputated. Again, no cure even though we have spent money by the ton on this disease also.

The list goes on and on. We have "experts" all over the planet raking in the loot for perpetual study, but none of them can offer a cure for even one of the diseases that have plagued mankind for centuries.

If they are so damn smart, show me a cure!