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6. If you're picking a sample to describe the whole, you picked a poor one.

Reply to moobu2 (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 09:32 PM

Sep 2013

That's how ridiculous conclusions are formed. Your effort reminds me of 16th century mariners confusing whales with mermaids.

I'm not surprised you have a bizarre understanding of religion if you think a criminal sociopath is a criminal sociopath because of religion. It's almost as bizarre as your understanding of causation.

If you're posting it simply to show how fucked up Castro was, it's devoid of religious content.

Now, who are you addressing when you say "you guardian angel believers"?

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Ariel Castro the guy who kidnapped those 3 girls and imprisoned them for 10 + years [View all] moobu2 Sep 2013 OP

Wasn't the BTK killer a decon? get the red out Sep 2013 #1

Evil, evil man. It's hard to imagine that anyone will miss him. cbayer Sep 2013 #2

He is gone now. The monster was a monster whether he believed or not. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #3

Re you making a point about Castro or about church? rug Sep 2013 #4

Oh, I thought it was obvious. moobu2 Sep 2013 #5

If you're picking a sample to describe the whole, you picked a poor one. rug Sep 2013 #6

If it were just one case I could see your point but moobu2 Sep 2013 #7

Thousands and thousands of cases like Castro? cbayer Sep 2013 #9

Thousands and thousands of cases involving religious folks, moobu2 Sep 2013 #11

I'm not even sure what you point is here. cbayer Sep 2013 #12

There are bad people who are believers and non believers. He was a bad man. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #14

Mr. Castro was a psychotic monster who could cbayer Sep 2013 #8

Yes he could have been attending the circus moobu2 Sep 2013 #22

Yes, that is exactly what the article says. Do you find some correlation cbayer Sep 2013 #23

Interesting, isn't it... trotsky Sep 2013 #10

I'd love to see the rebuttal to this. Fix The Stupid Sep 2013 #13

Nobody here said that churchgoing people don't commit crimes. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #15

Nor did I claim someone had. Glad we got that out of the way! trotsky Sep 2013 #16

Do you believe going to church caused this? hrmjustin Sep 2013 #17

I have no idea, but his religious beliefs may have been responsible. trotsky Sep 2013 #18

Did he belong to a church that preached that women should serve men? hrmjustin Sep 2013 #19

Don't know, but I think it's pretty common for individual believers... trotsky Sep 2013 #20

Why don't you state exactly what you think religion had to do with his crimes? rug Sep 2013 #21