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[]v[etaphoid]

Hi All,

A friend and I were having a spirited discussion about arithmetic in
the discussion below. He contends that because Catholics only allow men
priests to molest boys, they are only half as likely as the general
population to be paedophiles, since there are no women.

He's such a funny fellow...

"On a more wholesome note, do you believe that the incidence of
paedophilia amongst Catholic priests would be consistent with your
quoted global incidence rates of 3-4%?"

"No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic priesthood is
for men only. Straight away that reduces the average by half. I do hope
you are able to understand this simple bit of arithmetic."

[Mentalguy2k8]

"]v[etaphoid" <m...@phoid.con> wrote in message
news:lork88$231$1...@dont-email.me...

> He's such a funny fellow...
>
> "On a more wholesome note, do you believe that the incidence of
> paedophilia amongst Catholic priests would be consistent with your quoted
> global incidence rates of 3-4%?"
>
> "No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic priesthood is for
> men only. Straight away that reduces the average by half. I do hope you
> are able to understand this simple bit of arithmetic."

That might hold true if the offending rates were even remotely similar for
men and women, but males make up at least 96% of the total convicted
offenders:

"Most sexual offenders against children are male, although female offenders
may account for 0.4% to 4% of convicted sexual offenders On the basis of a
range of published reports, McConaghy8 estimates a 10 to 1 ratio of
male-to-female child molesters.

See more at:
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/psychopathology-and-personality-traits-pedophiles#sthash.L8cOXXLD.dpuf

[Pope Pompous XVIII]

Yes I could have phrased it better. I also readily admit I've always
been useless at maths.

Let's try again: if paedophiles number 3-4% of the general adult
population, male and female, then it follows that the number of
paedophile priests *as a percentage of the adult population, male and
female* is much lower than 3-4%, given the number of priests is only a
small percentage of the adult population.

That better?

--
+ His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII

"Our Western partners, led by the United States of America, prefer not
to be guided by international law in their practical policies, but by
the rule of the gun. They have come to believe in their exclusivity and
exceptionalism, that they can decide the destinies of the world, that
only they can ever be right" - Vladimir Putin, March 2014

[]v[etaphoid]

Pope Pompous XVIII submitted this idea :

> ]v[etaphoid wrote on 2014-06-30 :
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A friend and I were having a spirited discussion about arithmetic in the
>> discussion below. He contends that because Catholics only allow men priests
>> to molest boys, they are only half as likely as the general population to
>> be paedophiles, since there are no women.
>>
>> He's such a funny fellow...
>>
>> "On a more wholesome note, do you believe that the incidence of paedophilia
>> amongst Catholic priests would be consistent with your quoted global
>> incidence rates of 3-4%?"
>>
>> "No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic priesthood is for
>> men only. Straight away that reduces the average by half. I do hope you are
>> able to understand this simple bit of arithmetic."
>
> Yes I could have phrased it better. I also readily admit I've always been
> useless at maths.
>
> Let's try again: if paedophiles number 3-4% of the general adult population,
> male and female, then it follows that the number of paedophile priests *as a
> percentage of the adult population, male and female* is much lower than 3-4%,
> given the number of priests is only a small percentage of the adult
> population.
>
> That better?

Nope. Attempting to rewrite flawed logic retrospectively does not make
it better, nor is it an issue of phrasing, as was evidenced by your
backdooring it out of the thread.

"Straight away that reduces the average by half..."

Although I will admit to enjoying the irony of your attempted
maths-based insult, "I do hope you are able to understand this simple
bit of arithmetic". Nice touch, moron!

Better stick to Nazis and your vehement denials of Saurez's guilt...

[Earl Cup]

Pope Pompous XVIII formulated the question :

> ]v[etaphoid wrote on 2014-06-30 :
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A friend and I were having a spirited discussion about arithmetic in the
>> discussion below. He contends that because Catholics only allow men priests
>> to molest boys, they are only half as likely as the general population to
>> be paedophiles, since there are no women.
>>
>> He's such a funny fellow...
>>
>> "On a more wholesome note, do you believe that the incidence of paedophilia
>> amongst Catholic priests would be consistent with your quoted global
>> incidence rates of 3-4%?"
>>
>> "No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic priesthood is for
>> men only. Straight away that reduces the average by half. I do hope you are
>> able to understand this simple bit of arithmetic."
>
> Yes I could have phrased it better. I also readily admit I've always been
> useless at maths.

Just maths? Thank heavens we can rely on your rock solid knowledge and
interpretation of international politics!

[Pope Pompous XVIII]

Earl Cup submitted this idea :

At least I don't walk around with the fanny batter of a 60-year-old ho
bubbling in my nostrils.

--
+ His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII

"It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do
without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass" - St Pio of Pietrelcina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqIl7IB3n4g

[Mentalguy2k8]

"Pope Pompous XVIII" <popepomp...@popesnews.invalid> wrote in message
news:mn.f3817de675...@pompous-donkey-tours.com...

>> "No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic priesthood is
>> for men only. Straight away that reduces the average by half. I do hope
>> you are able to understand this simple bit of arithmetic."
>
> Yes I could have phrased it better. I also readily admit I've always been
> useless at maths.
>
> Let's try again: if paedophiles number 3-4% of the general adult
> population, male and female, then it follows that the number of paedophile
> priests *as a percentage of the adult population, male and female* is much
> lower than 3-4%, given the number of priests is only a small percentage of
> the adult population.
>
> That better?

Not better, it's different to what you originally said but it's still wrong.
A percentage is a percentage is a percentage, Popey.

If 1 in 5 people are gay, that means statistically, 20% of the population
are gay. If you isolate a small (say 5%) group of that population, the
incidence of gay people is still statistically 20%, it doesn't reduce just
because you've chosen a smaller subset of the original population. 20% of 70
million people is the same ratio as 20% of 6 people, 1:5 or 1 in 5 or 20%.

And worse, by excluding women, you're actually making the point that the the
(all-male) Priesthood is far more inclined towards paedophilia than the
general (mixed) population, because the rest of us have plenty of women
among us to bring down the average.

The only thing I can guess that you're trying to say is that there are less
paedophiles who are priests, than paedophiles who aren't priests. Which may
well be true, but given that priests are such a small percentage of the
population, it's meaningless unless you express it as a ratio.

[Paul Pot]

Pope Pompous XVIII brought next idea :

> Earl Cup submitted this idea :
>> Pope Pompous XVIII formulated the question :
>>> ]v[etaphoid wrote on 2014-06-30 :
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> A friend and I were having a spirited discussion about arithmetic
>>>> in the discussion below. He contends that because Catholics only
>>>> allow men priests to molest boys, they are only half as likely as
>>>> the general population to be paedophiles, since there are no
>>>> women.
>>>>
>>>> He's such a funny fellow...
>>>>
>>>> "On a more wholesome note, do you believe that the incidence of
>>>> paedophilia amongst Catholic priests would be consistent with
>>>> your quoted global incidence rates of 3-4%?"
>>>>
>>>> "No I don't. I'm not sure you know this but the Catholic
>>>> priesthood is for men only. Straight away that reduces the
>>>> average by half. I do hope you are able to understand this simple
>>>> bit of arithmetic."
>>>
>>> Yes I could have phrased it better. I also readily admit I've
>>> always been useless at maths.
>>
>> Just maths? Thank heavens we can rely on your rock solid knowledge
>> and interpretation of international politics!
>
> At least I don't walk around with the fanny batter of a 60-year-old
> ho bubbling in my nostrils.

*splutter*!

--
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

[]v[etaphoid]

Mentalguy2k8 pretended :

In retrospect, this place has been a lot more solemn since Popey made
his spiritual retreat in the wake of this humiliation...

[Prof. ]v[etaphoid]

]v[etaphoid explained :

Personally, I think Popey may have actually been a Michael Thawe
sock...