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Originally posted by virginiadiver69
Just because a lie is repeated over and over with nothing to back it up with does not make it true.
The divorce rate in the U.S. topped at just over 5% in the early 80's and has fallen since then down to just over 3%(3.6% to be exact). This is the lowest it has been since the late 50's. I am aware that these "studies" are often skewed but the 50% number was a red herring that stemmed from this statement; The Americans for Divorce Reform estimates that "Probably, 40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue. However, that is only a projection and a prediction."
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Took this from
this thread.
"Half of the population of mankind that has lived on earth, since the beginning of mankind, is alive today. The population of man on this earth is an exponential formula. This statement is true, half of the total population that has ever lived is alive today. Can you therefore draw the conclusion that you only have a 50% chance of death? If half the people that have ever lived on earth are still alive today than you could argue the point. As ridiculous as this sounds, it is statistically true. Of course there are dynamics and conditions not addressed that make this statistical formula flawed. It kind of reminds me of your aquarium "experts"."
Be careful when replying too much on statistics
