Yet another example of how the figures don't lie, but liars can figure.
New Magazine says birthdays will kill you
by RayPublisher 56 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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GromitSK
It's true. Most people die within twelve months of celebrating a birthday. QED.
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notjustyet
Maybe it was due to second hand fires, I mean 60 candles a burning.
I think also one of the Bible stories about a person being "hung" on his birthday was out of context.
NJY
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AndDontCallMeShirley
"There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies, and statistics."
-Mark Twain
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Calebs Airplane
Funny how the Watchtower starts a lot of these bizarre snippets with: "A study (or experiment) in Switzerland revealed..."
No specific source is ever given, just that the study or experiment was conducted in Switzerland. I suppose that "Switzerland" sounds scientific and exotic enough to lend some credence to their completely bogus articles (versus just saying "A study in the US recently revealed .....")
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frankiespeakin
Celibrating Birthday's prolong one's life statistic:
http://www.englishforums.com/English/BirthdaysAreGoodForYou/bbrpkv/post.htm
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show, those who have the most birthdays live the longest." It's true and supposed to be funny. It's sometimes written as "Birthdays are good for you. The more (birthdays) you have the longer you live."
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frankiespeakin
typed in google: statistics on birthdays and deaths:
Don't forget to blow out the candles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18626157
Are you more likely to die on your birthday?
By Richard Knight BBC News
Continue reading the main story A study by Swiss researchers has generated a startling statistic - you are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day of the year. But why should that be? As the researchers put it, "birthdays… appear to end up in a lethal way more frequently than expected."
