--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 9, 2006, at 10:20 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On Jan 8, 2006, at 8:29 PM, sparaig wrote: > >> > >> > >>> The ME theory is a large numbers theory. The crime rate of > >>> > > Fairfield > > > >>> could be skewed by having a single pickpocket living among the > >>> sidhas. For that matter, the traffic accident rate during the > >>> > > Taste > > > >>> of Utopia course could go up because the town's adult population > >>> > > more > > > >>> than doubled (tripled) during that time. To accurately measure the > >>> predicted claims of the ME, you would need a much larger > >>> statistical sample population for them to effect than > >>> Fairfield, IA, like Washington, DC. > >> > >> Just another TB rationalization to avoid accepting the obvious. > > > > Not real familiar with statistical principles, > > are you? > > Trained in advanced statistics...does that count?
Apparently not, given your comments. > The variables he mentioned could be accounted for--and the TMO is > certainly adept at number crunching and ambiguation. > > The fact that Crystal Meth is on the increase in the areas all > around FF might be harder to hide. Non sequitur. > Maybe attracting factory Hog Farms is actually what CCP's do? Like > mosquitoes to a light bulb? Non sequitur. > While the ME is an interesting hypothesis, that's all it really is > at this point. Granted. There's some suggestive evidence for it, but it's certainly not conclusive. The point, however (as you know), is that it has not been *disproved* by the Fairfield crime numbers. > Since repetition of these studies seems rather unlikely, > it most likely will just remain fringe- or pseudo-science. Even if the ME exists, I seriously doubt it would ever be possible to validate it scientifically. But for > some people it will be hard to let go of these dreams of glory > daze and rising sunshine. You mean, like the fact that international conflict has very sharply declined in recent years? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
