tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post508823621140373230..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: DID YOU KNOW THAT 48% OF ALL STATISTICS ARE MADE UP ON THE SPOT? (I JUST MADE THAT UP.)Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-19332983828305737552013-03-08T15:34:38.299-08:002013-03-08T15:34:38.299-08:00Thanks RMK
Wayne! Yes! Good catch!Thanks RMK<br /><br />Wayne! Yes! Good catch!Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-60141226128833658482013-03-08T10:42:20.448-08:002013-03-08T10:42:20.448-08:00I'm not sure that "ranty" would be t...I'm not sure that "ranty" would be the best word to describe this particular post, but "snarky" seems to fit the bill pretty well. :)<br /><br />I loved this particular statistic which means absolutely nothing: "77% said that things were either improving or remaining the same." If you hated the Church before, and you thought the Church remained the same, you have just been lumped in with those that loved the Church before and continue to do so. The same can be said if you thought the Church was terrible before and you thought it was making progress and if you loved the Church and you thought it was doing an even better job at evangelizing. The number looks great for the Church, but seriously?! You can conclude nothing from that sentence.<br /><br />Now, to be fair, given the context in which this sentence is found, it looks like the Church is doing a spectacular job, but you can't always assume that. This was either terrible reporting, terrible analysis of the data, or terrible polling (or perhaps it's just a combination of the three).Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569949438071408604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-8450701051673847422013-03-08T07:18:53.623-08:002013-03-08T07:18:53.623-08:00a rant every now and then can be a good thing . . ...a rant every now and then can be a good thing . . let off some steam . . . reduce the pressure . . . relax<br /><br />rmkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-91469387672323559442013-03-07T18:04:28.496-08:002013-03-07T18:04:28.496-08:00LOL!!!LOL!!!Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-65706702720160521832013-03-07T12:43:47.789-08:002013-03-07T12:43:47.789-08:00I just conducted some research:
"In one recen...I just conducted some research:<br />"In one recent poll, 75% of the respondents were extremely pleased with Benedict's papacy, while 25% were just pleased. However, when it came to defining the characteristics of the next pope, the poll was more evenly divided: 50% favored a pope from Africa because of the bishops' well know adherence to orthodoxy. The other 50% favored Cardinal Burke, who according to some, makes the formal Cardinal Ratzinger of the Holy Office look like a pushover in terms of ecclesial discipline."<br />[Not for publication: All four respondents identified themselves as Catholics.]Matt Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781640827369575153noreply@blogger.com