In Britain:
25% believe that the moon is far too small for anybody to have walked on it. Kicked it like a football maybe, but walked on it? Not a chance.
48% think that Jesus doesn't believe in evolution, even though his father invented it.
33% believe the Twin Towers were never built in the first place.
76% believe you should never mention cancer because it's bad luck.
84% think it's okay to mention heart disease and AIDS as long as you don't say cunt at the same time.
42% believe that the bad luck from mentioning cancer can be cancelled out if a silver gypsy crosses your hand.
26% believe that homosexuality is caused by the MMR vaccine. The rest think it has something to do with the BBC.
99% don't know what they believe until the newspapers tell them.
99% say they don't believe what the newspapers tell them.
99% believe what the newspapers tell them.
99% believe that autism is caused by the MMR vaccine, that mercury can leak out of your fillings, and that cannabis is much stronger now than the last time the newspapers said it was much stronger now.
99% don't even recognise the same old mercury and cannabis stories when they are recycled every few years.
82% of women with IQ less than 80 think breast implants are dangerous but, if it means big boobs, would happily face the risks.
99% of big boobs believe what they read in the newspapers.
jolono | May 30, 2012 - 16:51
Thats easy for you to say FTSE but only 83% of what youv'e written will be read by 64% of ABCtalers.
Of that 64%, only 28% will read the whole thing, this means that 72% will only read selected bits and will scan the rest.
Nurse, nurse, more medication......
FTSE100 | May 30, 2012 - 17:00
80% of statistics contain less than 20% fact, including this one.
steve_elliott04 | May 30, 2012 - 18:25
Too many numbers, head melting...
Interesting post though! It's a mad old world.
andrea | May 31, 2012 - 10:17
Here are a couple of articles to get you started. Believe what you will :)
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31444.htm
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31449.htm
Stan | May 31, 2012 - 12:13
There are statistics, damn statistics... and even more damn statistics...
FTSE100 | May 31, 2012 - 13:47
Sorry to correct your grammar Stan, but shouldn't that be 'even damner statistics'? ;)
Disclaimer: we have been unable to obtain independent confirmation of Andrea's post. The photograph of invading soldiers looks suspiciously like a row of onions.
guggy | May 31, 2012 - 14:30
You saying the moon ain't small and made of cheese? I will be disappointed.
shyrewode | May 31, 2012 - 22:42
I've read that 99.9% of statistics are made up on the spot. But that might just be a generalisation.
guggy | June 1, 2012 - 00:43
I thought it was 89%. Damn! Another part of my life just died.