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#77 Apr 03 2007 at 4:13 AM Rating: Decent
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Some things are good for you in moderation... poison is not one of them.


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Any substance which is harmful to living tissue when applied in small doses. Determining factors include concentration, exposure time, particle size, the substance's affinity for tissue, and sensitivity of the exposed tissue to that compound.


Next to everything in the modern world is harmful to tissue, which is part of the reason that we need advances in medicine to keep coming. Sure, drugs harm your body. So does eating a double cheeseburger from the fast food place down the street.

Smog hurts your body, and it's much more abundant. Besides, you can always say no to drugs; you cannot say no to pollution.

Back to my original point. In moderation, nothing is really bad. The human body is a wondrous organism, capable of adapting to nearly anything. Ever heard of a tolerance, or an immunity? You can build them up to drugs, too, yaknow... that's why people who have been doing drugs for a long time require larger doses to feel the effects.


**EDIT** If I look like I'm talking out of my ***, it's probably because I didn't realize there was a second page to the topic when I clicked on it... didn't get much sleep last night =p

Edited, Apr 3rd 2007 8:14am by NaturesParadox

**EDIT2** Edited again 'cause I made myself look like a donkey.

Edited, Apr 3rd 2007 8:16am by NaturesParadox
#78 Apr 03 2007 at 5:37 AM Rating: Default
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Your "argument" boils down to the fact that irresponsible use of drugs is harmful to the body.


Selective reading I guess, since I clearly pointed out how even "responsible" drug use is harmful to the body. I don't know how you could have missed it.

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So does eating a double cheeseburger from the fast food place down the street.


Not likely, not unless that fast food place includes substantial trans fats in its cooking. Even the saturated fat content is unsubstantial unless you're sedentary and don't consume foods which would promote HDL cholesterols, and even then it wouldn't hold a candle to the damage caused by a single drug usage.

A cheeseburger is made of nutrients. Drugs are not nutrients.

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In moderation, nothing is really bad. The human body is a wondrous organism, capable of adapting to nearly anything. Ever heard of a tolerance, or an immunity?


You could maybe say, in moderation, nothing is THAT bad, but saying that drug use in moderation isn't bad is misguided. A single drug use is worse for your health than a punch in the face. You also demonstrate a clear lack of what tolerance and immunity mean. Your body does not gain tolerance or immunity to the physical harm that drugs do to your body. I repeat: doing a drug once, doesn't make it less harmful the second time, or the fiftieth time. You in some cases gain a tolerance or "immunity" to the high itself, which is NOT a good thing, because you require more of the same poison to reach the same high. It doesn't mean, "Oh, it feels less good so it must not be harming my body as much."

I mean, if I slip you a tiny bit of cyanide in your food every other day, you're going to die. You're not going to adapt to it.


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Like chemo?


Are you comparing a cancer treatment option to recreational drug use?

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If we wanted to read a statement of the bleeding obvious, we would've used Google.


If it's so obvious how come you don't seem to know it? Maybe you're just jumping on the "Captain Obvious" bandwagon with Smash. Look, snide remarks and insults don't really phase me. It's not like your posts are enlightening in any way, so whether or not you think mine are is sort of a lol topic to me.
#79 Apr 03 2007 at 5:42 AM Rating: Decent
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding you but...


I was being disingenuous. Meth isn't fine.
#80 Apr 03 2007 at 5:46 AM Rating: Decent
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Ah, ok :d
#81 Apr 03 2007 at 5:48 AM Rating: Decent
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Selective reading I guess, since I clearly pointed out how even "responsible" drug use is harmful to the body. I don't know how you could have missed it.


I didn't miss it, I just thought it was irrelevant. Nevertheless, let me rephrase: Your whole argument boils down to the fact that "drugs are bad".

Better? Did you really need that many posts to tell us that?

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If it's so obvious how come you don't seem to know it?


Because you missed my first post on this thread, maybe? And because, unlike you, I didn't feel the need to repeat it ten times, probably...

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It's not like your posts are enlightening in any way, so whether or not you think mine are is sort of a lol topic to me.


So, let me get this right: You write the same post, ten times over, and don't care what others think about them.

So, why exactly do you post? Did you think we needed some standard public service announcement on repeat?

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#82 Apr 03 2007 at 5:53 AM Rating: Good
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A single drug use is worse for your health than a punch in the face.
Sweet Jeebus, I would love to prove to you otherwise. Does the stupid just fall out of your mouth when you open it?

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My concern is the exponentially poorer decisions one makes as alcohol consumption rises.
Meh, you say irresponsible, I say honest. If I knew you were on the road I'd love to drink and drive. For the record, I'm currently sober.
#83 Apr 03 2007 at 6:22 AM Rating: Default
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Better? Did you really need that many posts to tell us that?


Apparently so. There were people who were evidently arguing otherwise.
But if makes you feel like you have helped me finally overcome my difficulty with summarizing extensive arguments with simplified one-liners, "Thank you."

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So, why exactly do you post?


It's fun :D

Why do you post? Do you come here for the intelligent banter? lol

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Sweet Jeebus, I would love to prove to you otherwise.


Oh no, has it come to e-threats?

Please guys, if you're going to flame me at least don't use the same tired old tactics I've seen on these very boards a thousand times.
#84 Apr 03 2007 at 6:29 AM Rating: Good
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Oh no, has it come to e-threats?
No, I don't even threaten people in real life. Hell, I've never even been in a fight and I've only ever hit a man in anger once. I would really just love to prove you wrong because you're so adamant in your assertion. I very strongly beg to differ that you would be more harmed by smoking a joint than getting your jaw and/or nose broken and getting half your teeth knocked out of your face.

Just sayin'
#85 Apr 03 2007 at 6:30 AM Rating: Good
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Sweet Jeebus, I would love to prove to you otherwise.


Oh no, has it come to e-threats?


It's not an e-threat, it's an e-statement of intent.

Or maybe just an e-desire. An e-fantasy. An e-speaking for all of us.

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#86 Apr 03 2007 at 6:32 AM Rating: Default
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I very strongly beg to differ that you would be more harmed by smoking a joint than getting your jaw and/or nose broken and getting half your teeth knocked out of your face.


To be fair, I didn't say whom the punch would be delivered by. :d

Most people can't do that much damage with a single punch.
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