tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post115677992017677913..comments2023-05-30T05:16:03.894-04:00Comments on The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, proprietor: Plan B's Junk ScienceDennis Byrne...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-1157239924593315402006-09-02T19:32:00.000-04:002006-09-02T19:32:00.000-04:00Great column on Plan B. But you didn't go far eno...Great column on Plan B. But you didn't go far enough. Even if the sample of young teens were much larger, and the results came out close to what the Planned Parenthood crowd wanted, it still wouldn't prove what they've been saying these studies prove. You have a number of factors virtually impossible to control for:<BR/><BR/>-Who participates in these studies? The cross-section of girls and women who do is by no means representative of the whole public.<BR/><BR/>-Statistical error. We always hear about the margin of error being 3% or 5% or whatever. But what we never hear is that there is only a 95% chance that the survey will fall within the margin of error. It is perfectly possible to get an outlier in which you survey an evenly-divided public and find 70 or even 80% on one side of an issue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-1156948938628180232006-08-30T10:42:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:42:00.000-04:00if men got pregnant, the Plan B pill would be disp...if men got pregnant, the Plan B pill would be dispensed in restrooms at truck stops.gasparuttohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765013964645605601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-1156907740122503632006-08-29T23:15:00.000-04:002006-08-29T23:15:00.000-04:00this article was benign, your tactics of slander s...this article was benign, your tactics of slander straw men and other disinfo are too little to late to keep the truth about 9/11 from getting out, keep trying you're hilarious. Just don't commit any liable like moseley did over at worldnetdailyOWN-the-NWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837938631116539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-1156805018926282552006-08-28T18:43:00.000-04:002006-08-28T18:43:00.000-04:00Mr. Byrne:Studies show that pregnant teens who do ...Mr. Byrne:<BR/><BR/>Studies show that pregnant teens who do not get along with their parents are more likely to run away from home or commit suicide. Is that what you really want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-1156781886838143692006-08-28T12:18:00.000-04:002006-08-28T12:18:00.000-04:00What is the final goal here? Do we want to decreas...What is the final goal here? <BR/><BR/>Do we want to decrease the amount of pre-marital sex? <BR/><BR/>Or do we want to reduce the sum total of negative consequences that result in society?<BR/><BR/>Put another way - suppose we came up with a magic bullet that eliminated all negative consequences of pre-marital sex. This of course results in lots more people having casual sex.<BR/><BR/>Is this a good thing?<BR/><BR/>If your judgment is based on traditional norms you will get one sort of answer, but if your judgment is based on maximizing total good for the largest number, you will get the other sort of answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com