University students survey shows majority for divorce

B. Cachia

Oct 14th 2010, 09:55

A sample of 600 is actually pretty strong, independently of the size of the population being studied. In fact the strength of a sample does not depend at all on whether it's a high or low percentage of the population being analysed. To give you an example, with a sample of 600 you could do a decent opinion poll on general elections in any country, whatever the size.

Ryan Falzon

Oct 12th 2010, 21:31

divorce is not a human right! the right to family life is a human right. and divorce has nothing to do with this no matter what arguments you bring up. and secondly hate to point it out but yes, in a democracy everyone is entitled to his opinion so shame on you not on the students because you are conservative in not accepting the fact that others have opinions based on arguments that are more valid than yours. thirdly the university has thousands of students and not just 605

Mariette Borg

Oct 12th 2010, 18:36

The Debate is going to be held tomorrow at noon, quadrangle. For more info Visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155319341175469

Thanks

Mark Cassar

Oct 12th 2010, 19:19

Debate is tomorrow at noon, at University Quadrangle.

S. Calleja

Oct 12th 2010, 16:57

It's not about divorce, sex, censorship or condoms at all. It's about freedom of making your own choices, rather than having somebody else doing them for you. I thought that so far it was clear, but apparently it's not.

Mark Borg

Oct 12th 2010, 17:13

It's something called liberal thinking, you should try it some time.

We are 1 of a very few countries in the entire world who don't have Divorce in our system, one thing to point out however is that Annulment is allowed... Are we hypocrites or what?

E Borg

Oct 12th 2010, 17:43

Yes, "haven forbid" that two adults that are in a failed marriage, should have the right to end their marriage and start over....

Or for adults to have the right to judge for themselves what they would like to read or see...

No, quite the opposite. We need to have failed marriages that cannot be dissolved, because we are living in a catholic country. We need to make sure that these people, their children included, have no second chance at having in a legally recognised family (in the sense of marriage), where they can be with a loving partner (or step parent).

And of course we need to censor anything that's written in a language thats considered "unclean", because it goes against morals to have such things written down - even though you can probably hear this kind of language every day unless you have your head buried in the sand.

In fact why not burn all the pieces of literature that have ever been censored ... ex. Galileo, Voltaire, Gide, Pascal, Descartes, Kant, Rousseau and many more... after all these authors have made no contribution whatsoever to knowledge, art or science ...

Mariette Borg

Oct 12th 2010, 18:45

For your information, we are not a bunch who spent the last part of out last term debating on a condom machine. The debate on a condom machine was held in the first term! during the scholastic year we focused on several issues such as, LGBT rights and also we invited Mr Afif Safieh to address students on the issue of Palestina.

John C Betts

Oct 12th 2010, 18:50

To answer your question (in spite of its rhetorical intent), as a lecturer at the University of Malta what I would expect is for our students to work hard over the course of their degrees, and although this might be a surprise to (judging by certain comments), most of them do. I also expect them to stand up for their beliefs and opinions; and I would also expect people to respect their opinions when they do so, and not criticise them with mediocre generalizations.

Mark Borg

Oct 12th 2010, 17:04

I agree! At least 54.4% are able to make a decision for themselves.

Charles Sammut

Oct 12th 2010, 17:42

Mr Spiteri, the word is not "educated", it is "instructed".

JOSEPH ZAMMIT

Oct 12th 2010, 17:21

Exactly!

S. Calleja

Oct 12th 2010, 17:30

That's because our education system is exam-driven rather than life-driven. Too much focus on academia during the early years, when this should be focused upon during the later years (college and university). The result is people who can recite long texts from memory but who are not able to think for themselves, afraid to speak up to defend their rights, or to speak in public.

Nicky Azzopardi

Oct 12th 2010, 22:10

You fools think you opinion is above everyone else's. And taking a wild guess here, you propbably never made it to university, but your opinion should be everyone else's. X'cuc hu Saddam Hussein.

M. Calleja

Oct 12th 2010, 16:44

@ Patrick Zammit

If, in a hundred years' time, we had to write a book on how Malta and the Maltese handled the issue of divorce in 2010, we could entitle the book "Of Saints and Sinners" ...

Ramon Casha

Oct 13th 2010, 17:15

Yeah, they probably believe the earth orbits around the sun too.

R. Grech

Oct 12th 2010, 16:20

Dimwits? for accepting that people sometimes simply can't live with each other any more and therefore allowing them to start a new life? Divorce isn't something taken lightly by anyone, its usually a last resort... and if someone is gonna take divorce lightly, then he was not responsible enough to marry in the first place, thus making divorce a good thing anyway since i don't think you or anyone wants irresponsible people to have families and children that they can mistreat and abuse.

J.Galea

Oct 12th 2010, 16:27

I fully agree with you M. Bonello.

John C Betts

Oct 12th 2010, 18:42

I beg to differ. I am a lecturer at the University of Malta, and the students I encounter are certainly not stupid or irresponsible as you imply. I would like to see how irresponsible dimwits would handle the units our students have to pass.

I take strong offense to these statements, and invite anyone making them to evaluate our courses and then stand in person before our students and staff to make and defend such assertions instead of typing unfounded and irresponsible, if I may borrow your term, responses.

Kevin B

Oct 12th 2010, 18:58

@M. Bonnello, nice way of putting it I must say, however by definition dimwits are people who need other people to make a decision for them, hence the term dim witted.

By the looks of things, you and anyone else who has taken offence due to this article should be considered a dimwit.

University Students (along with several others who form part of the 'future generation') are simply stating that they would like the chance to make decisions for themselves, as oppose to letting a 2000 year old flawed system decide for them. (to which I fully agree)

S. Zammit

Oct 12th 2010, 16:19

It's their choice, after hopefully they thought it over. Trying to make them think otherwise would just be brainwashing...

S. Calleja

Oct 12th 2010, 16:32

Brainwashing is exactly what we want them to avoid. We also have to try to impart to them the democratic value of respecting the needs of the minorities. And that democracy is not about the will of the majority on every aspect of our lives (otherwise we have to make a referendum on every law that is passed, unpopular or not, and we will have no taxes). Democracy is about electing representatives who can take decisions for the citizens, including minorities, even if they prove to be unpopular.

Manuel Mangani

Oct 12th 2010, 21:36

Presumably "education" means leading people to agree with your views!