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In My Spare Time
18th February 2009, 12:35 PM
link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897034.stm)
Based on a study of confessions (sigh), a 95 year old Jesuit scholar determined that men are more likely than women to be lustful (surprise!). The link contains their other highly relevant findings about the likelyhood that you, yes you, are comitting specific deadly sins based on your gender.

The idea of studying this in such a way makes me so mad that I want to have a big meal, dress up nice, resent those people with pretty boyfriends, get a better new boyfriend than everyone and have sex, but I'm too lazy to do so.
Gord_in_Toronto
18th February 2009, 02:22 PM
link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897034.stm)
Based on a study of confessions (sigh), a 95 year old Jesuit scholar determined that men are more likely than women to be lustful (surprise!). The link contains their other highly relevant findings about the likelyhood that you, yes you, are comitting specific deadly sins based on your gender.

The idea of studying this in such a way makes me so mad that I want to have a big meal, dress up nice, resent those people with pretty boyfriends, get a better new boyfriend than everyone and have sex, but I'm too lazy to do so.

Ha! You are thereby only committing the sin of sloth. Just a single datapoint for the Church. :eye-poppi
In My Spare Time
18th February 2009, 02:24 PM
I thought with Catholics thinking about it counted...
Walter Wayne
18th February 2009, 02:35 PM
When I used to go to church, a discussion got started on "if you could ignore one and only one of the ten commandments". After asking several people, the results were clear. Men wanted freedom to commit adultery, and women got an evil look in their eyes as they expressed their desire to commit murder.

The conclusion from this study and the one above is obvious. If you are going to marry a christian woman, choose the prideful catholic over the vengeful anglican.

Walt
Gord_in_Toronto
18th February 2009, 03:01 PM
I thought with Catholics thinking about it counted...

Yup. I think you are correct. Seven datapoints then. You have been baptized and confirmed haven't you? :scared:
JoeTheJuggler
18th February 2009, 03:34 PM
link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897034.stm)
Based on a study of confessions (sigh), a 95 year old Jesuit scholar determined that men are more likely than women to be lustful (surprise!).

That conclusion isn't legit. All they can say is that among Catholics who go to confession, men are more likely than women to confess to being lustful.

Can you imagine, for comparison, if studies of IQ were done by asking people to just rate themselves?