tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post4552778850265898065..comments2024-03-13T02:17:39.644-07:00Comments on Restating the Obvious: Math is hard for gun nutsHarry Eagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post-14068161289113347222017-10-23T04:20:18.866-07:002017-10-23T04:20:18.866-07:00Harry, I'm not a racist, but you are a world c...Harry, I'm not a racist, but you are a world class slanderer (and quite the racist yourself, as I have already established; do you want a link?)<br /><br />But the point in play here is that for someone so willing to call others stupid and impervious to facts, in this post you have conducted multiple assaults on facts and reason. <br /><br />Instead of shouting "SQUIRREL", maybe you should address them.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post-63737985981704852452017-10-22T21:49:27.337-07:002017-10-22T21:49:27.337-07:00I have decided to eliminate racists from my life. ...I have decided to eliminate racists from my life. You included.<br /><br />I don't understand why you and erp want to hang around but you are not welcome. Go awayHarry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post-75405257248961677842017-10-22T13:14:29.158-07:002017-10-22T13:14:29.158-07:00Why? Because you can't handle being called ou...Why? Because you can't handle being called out for gross offenses against numeracy and logic?<br /><br /><i>Your chance really is 1 in 100, since the average lifetime of an American is not 1 year but about 85.</i><br /><br />Contradicted by facts easily available to anyone who isn't stupid and impervious to facts: 1 in 387 means you are wrong by a factor of four.<br /><br />Own it.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post-46496028455318230662017-10-21T06:00:17.791-07:002017-10-21T06:00:17.791-07:00Go awayGo awayHarry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666208467022745303.post-19130626166068571872017-10-21T00:33:54.363-07:002017-10-21T00:33:54.363-07:00Liebling observed that that adds up to millions pr...<i>Liebling observed that that adds up to millions pretty quick. So it is with your chances as an American of being shot to death by one of your fellow citizens.</i><br /><br />You really had better be much more cautious about accusing others of innumeracy.<br /><br />Two-thirds of people who die by gunshot do it to themselves. Your chance of being shot by another person is therefore 1/3 of one percent. (<a href="http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/injury-facts-chart.aspx" rel="nofollow">Less than that, in fact, 1 in 370</a>.)<br /><br />And then you make a further glaring mistake: the odds of being murdered are uniformly distributed over a lifetime, or across populations, or occupations (e.g., gang members compared to plumbers). They aren't, not even close. <br /><br />That's two crippling mistakes -- being charitable here -- in the space of two paras. <br /><br />And you are complaining about others being stupid and impervious to facts? Look in a mirror.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.com