[PublicAnimalNo9]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Aren't numbers fun to play with though? Just like the claim that human and chimp DNA was 95% the same.

It's actually closer to 99%.

Once again the salient point was missed. That percentage was based on only 5% of the total genomes being compared.

[raydan]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Aren't numbers fun to play with though? Just like the claim that human and chimp DNA was 95% the same.

It's actually closer to 99%.

Once again the salient point was missed. That percentage was based on only 5% of the total genomes being compared.

Big difference... from what I've read, every single living organism on earth share the same 200 or so genes. So if we compare only those genes, human and "everything else" DNA is 100% the same.

[ShepherdsDog]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Meh, it's just a headline. I thought about different ways to post a relevant title on here without the title being so long its cut off in the forum scroll, so I snagged the line from the first para of the article that said:

"Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made..." and abridged it to fit the forum scroll.


Anyone who gets their news from the headline without reading the full article does so at their own peril.

It's misleading. It's like saying 97% of people think you're an asshople when in truth only 97% of the people who've dealt with you think you can be an asshole . There's a lot of people who have no opinion on you

you not being specifically you, but ore of a general you. I can't offer an opinion because I don't know you

[stratos]

$1:

Big difference... from what I've read, every single living organism on earth share the same 200 or so genes. So if we compare only those genes, human and "everything else" DNA is 100% the same.

So it really is true that we are what we eat.

[BartSimpson]

peck420 peck420:

I have to say that my 'Volvo impresses me' metre just went up substantially.

Of all the cars I have driven (Ford, Chevy, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, Nissan), I have never found one with a computer that can handle more then a couple octane points off factory...regardless of what they state.

Hell, I got to play with my brother-in-laws's Evo for a bit a couple weeks ago, and we couldn't get the computer to advance the timing (or boost) enough to make use of Petro's new premium around here, and that was using 94 AKI instead of 91 AKI.

I also upgraded my S80's ECU via the auspices of the fine folks at IPD in Oregon and that bumped the performance and mileage significantly. It's pricey but worth it if you plan on keeping the car long-term.

[DrCaleb]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Meh, it's just a headline. I thought about different ways to post a relevant title on here without the title being so long its cut off in the forum scroll, so I snagged the line from the first para of the article that said:

"Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made..." and abridged it to fit the forum scroll.


Anyone who gets their news from the headline without reading the full article does so at their own peril.

But the headline is wrong, which is why I dug into it. It's not 97% of "Scientists" - which is where the problem arises - it's 97% of "Papers". One is an opinion, the other actually is Science.

[BeaverFever]

Guys relax I understand and agree with you but with the headline, it is what it is...just an attention-grabber. If this thread headline topic was "Consensus of research papers that have position on ma....." then this thread wouldn't be 5 pages long. Instaed, everybody on either side clicked the link and read the article to assess the "97%" claim. Mission accomplished.

[BeaverFever]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Meh, it's just a headline. I thought about different ways to post a relevant title on here without the title being so long its cut off in the forum scroll, so I snagged the line from the first para of the article that said:

"Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made..." and abridged it to fit the forum scroll.


Anyone who gets their news from the headline without reading the full article does so at their own peril.

It's misleading. It's like saying 97% of people think you're an asshople when in truth only 97% of the people who've dealt with you think you can be an asshole . There's a lot of people who have no opinion on you

you not being specifically you, but ore of a general you. I can't offer an opinion because I don't know you

Actually only 75% of people think I'm an asshole. 89% on weekends.

[stratos]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Meh, it's just a headline. I thought about different ways to post a relevant title on here without the title being so long its cut off in the forum scroll, so I snagged the line from the first para of the article that said:

"Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made..." and abridged it to fit the forum scroll.


Anyone who gets their news from the headline without reading the full article does so at their own peril.

It's misleading. It's like saying 97% of people think you're an asshople when in truth only 97% of the people who've dealt with you think you can be an asshole . There's a lot of people who have no opinion on you

you not being specifically you, but ore of a general you. I can't offer an opinion because I don't know you

Actually only 75% of people think I'm an asshole. 89% on weekends.

And 100% who know you in real life

[BartSimpson]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Actually only 75% of people think I'm an asshole.

And the other 25% know it for a fact.