digiphile
Alex Howard
http://j.mp/f3kKU5 RT @TheRealSpaf approximately 1205 per day die as a result of smoking tobacco. Which is the one that is the bigger evil?
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@digiphile @therealspaf generally, smoking is done voluntarily last time I looked
@digiphile @therealspaf generally, smoking is done voluntarily last time I looked
TheRealSpaf
Gene Spafford
@charlesarthur @digiphile One might argue that most homicides are voluntary, as well. And second-hand smoke is not always voluntary.
@charlesarthur @digiphile One might argue that most homicides are voluntary, as well. And second-hand smoke is not always voluntary.
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@TheRealSpaf vast majority of those who die from smoking do so from own hand. Quite literally. Not so with.. you know.
@TheRealSpaf vast majority of those who die from smoking do so from own hand. Quite literally. Not so with.. you know.
TheRealSpaf
Gene Spafford
@charlesarthur No single cigarette is fatal. Few people light one with the intent of it leading to his or her death. Few people drive a
@charlesarthur No single cigarette is fatal. Few people light one with the intent of it leading to his or her death. Few people drive a
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@TheRealSpaf but few people in western world can light a cigarette without knowing it could harm or kill them. Not others - themselves.
@TheRealSpaf but few people in western world can light a cigarette without knowing it could harm or kill them. Not others - themselves.
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@TheRealSpaf the intent of buying a gun though is to threaten to harm others. So - which encapsulates more evil? I'll let you figure it.
@TheRealSpaf the intent of buying a gun though is to threaten to harm others. So - which encapsulates more evil? I'll let you figure it.
TheRealSpaf
Gene Spafford
@charlesarthur the intent of buying a gun is no more to threaten to harm others than is buying a knife or a bow & arrow.
@charlesarthur the intent of buying a gun is no more to threaten to harm others than is buying a knife or a bow & arrow.
TheRealSpaf
Gene Spafford
@charlesarthur those who target shoot, for instance, have no intent on threatening anyone.
@charlesarthur those who target shoot, for instance, have no intent on threatening anyone.
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@TheRealSpaf BTW greatly respect your expertise in yr fields. Respectfully suggest you experiment with assuming some of yr beliefs wrong.
@TheRealSpaf BTW greatly respect your expertise in yr fields. Respectfully suggest you experiment with assuming some of yr beliefs wrong.
charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
@TheRealSpaf "threaten to harm others" - not necessarily own species. (Pace hunters.)
@TheRealSpaf "threaten to harm others" - not necessarily own species. (Pace hunters.)