Re: smoking as a pathetic drug addiction ![snips]
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:30:46 -0600, _ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
>> I assume, based on this, you're actively working on banning all
>> internal combustion vehicles,
>
> There are myriad laws, restrictions, rules and even bans on the
> emissions of internal combustion engines in civilized nations.
And you, being a good, non-hypocrite type, _exceed_ those laws, actually
stand up for your "not harm others" beliefs and avoid *all* such
contrivances, correct?
>> coal-power plants,
>
> There are myriad laws, restrictions, rules and even bans on the
> emissions of coal power plants in civilized nations.
And you, being a good, non-hypocrite type, _exceed_ those laws, actually
stand up for your "not harm others" beliefs and avoid *all* such
contrivances, correct?
>> anything whatsoever which pollutes in any manner -
>
>
> There are myriad laws, restrictions, rules and even bans on the emission
> of pollution in civilized nations..
And you, being a good, non-hypocrite type, _exceed_ those laws, actually
stand up for your "not harm others" beliefs and avoid *all* such
contrivances, correct?
>> and you would *never* do anything so
>> crass as to drive a car or even take a bus, right? These things do,
>> after all, spew noxious fumes and thus cause or risk causing harm to
>> others.
>
> So you won't mind if I pull my car up next to your family the next time
> you are dining out, and aim the tailpipe right at your table while you
> attempt to eat, eh jackass.
You can't, as doing so would be violating your *own* claimed code - "not
harming others" - and thus driving such a vehicle for any purpose at all
would make you a hypocrite. Now if you want to do this with your fuel-
cell vehicle (which we'll assume is recharged via solar energy) I'm
perfectly happy to breathe in the exhaust from that.
So which is it? Are you just a prick, or are you a prick _and_ a
hypocrite?