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TheWraith

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31. What you're describing is a common fallacy of perception.

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 08:13 PM

Mar 2012

It's well documented, and it's completely false in scientific terms. Case in point: you probably believe there's more violent crime now than 40 years ago, right? You'd be wrong--in fact, violent crime in the US is lower than it's been since before you hit puberty. It has to do with the way that the human brain perceives certain things; rather than taking an objective measurement and comparing, it "totes up" incidents like violent crimes and adds them up, so it always seems perceptually like crime is increasing. It's the same case with intelligence; the past gets a "rose colored glasses" treatment compared to the present.

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Call me a gun grabber, I don't give a shit [View all] Taverner Mar 2012 OP

Your facts are completely wrong here. TheWraith Mar 2012 #1

"Justifiable deaths" have TRIPLED since this law passed in Florida Hugabear Mar 2012 #14

No. Please try to get basic facts right. TheWraith Mar 2012 #30

Where are you getting that from Hugabear Mar 2012 #39

Hmm...GD? MineralMan Mar 2012 #2

IBTL, lol! pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #5

what about FR... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #25

I don't know. I don't go there. MineralMan Mar 2012 #32

Well, if this won't Control-Z Mar 2012 #3

Brave, maybe. Completely, and demonstrably wrong? Absolutely. (nt) eqfan592 Mar 2012 #45

I'm sure you have a link to back up your claim of the murder rate doubling.... Upton Mar 2012 #4

Let it be known I have no problem with the personal posession of handguns Taverner Mar 2012 #6

that doesnt seem to jive with your OP though... dionysus Mar 2012 #9

I have a problem with "stand your ground" not guns Taverner Mar 2012 #11

i think 99.99999% of DUers agree, which is why i don't understand the OP. dionysus Mar 2012 #17

I say "gun grabber" because that's what the gun fundies will call you... Taverner Mar 2012 #21

Not, not exactly. eqfan592 Mar 2012 #46

That is not what SYG says or does ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #42

Murder isn't legal..really? Upton Mar 2012 #12

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #15

Don't invade my home.. Upton Mar 2012 #24

So your stereo is your "loved one" - got it Taverner Mar 2012 #27

I don't even own a stereo.. Upton Mar 2012 #33

You know what I mean...if you saw somebody leaving your house with your most expensive posession... Taverner Mar 2012 #35

Urrr... urr... don't get near my woman... Joseph8th Mar 2012 #38

Wow, just wow indeed. eqfan592 Mar 2012 #47

Murder ISN'T legal. That's why they call it murder. TheWraith Mar 2012 #18

Pretty much parallels the general decline in intelligence since 1959. eom tledford Mar 2012 #8

Um... intelligence hasn't declined since 1959. TheWraith Mar 2012 #20

And der arr morr twees when now den wen da contitooton wuz ritten! Taverner Mar 2012 #23

Education and intelligence have nothing to do with one another. tledford Mar 2012 #26

What you're describing is a common fallacy of perception. TheWraith Mar 2012 #31

No, I already knew violent crime was down. tledford Mar 2012 #41

I think he missed a few letters in there, in his rush to post.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #13

incidents of "justifiable homicide" have actually tripled since SYG came into effect.. frylock Mar 2012 #22

dunno what you're going for here, really. dionysus Mar 2012 #7

Dude, you got balls. I agree with you rustydog Mar 2012 #10

Guns are fun to shoot Taverner Mar 2012 #19

K&R! jannyk Mar 2012 #16

.... The Doctor. Mar 2012 #28

Huh? Taverner Mar 2012 #29

Relax. Whatever message you're trying to get across is lost The Doctor. Mar 2012 #43

gun grabber RUMMYisFROSTED Mar 2012 #34

I'm with you... Joseph8th Mar 2012 #36

My problem isn't with guns, it's with using them Taverner Mar 2012 #37

Kicked and fucking recommended. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #40

As far as I can tell, you haven't actually advocated grabbing any guns. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #44

Locking ellisonz Mar 2012 #48