Originally posted by: Heller
Im not arguing with you Nik, im just saying let him think what he wants, you and i both know until he smokes a Jay his opinion is not changing and hes going to go back under the religious rock hes been hiding under.
smoking wont do it. a beer wont do it. he has to learn to think for himself instead of relying on a book he may or may not have fully read as well as what he has been told by the people who brought him up.
growing up i was inundated with religion. these rules, those rules, do this, act like that, go here, blah blah. it never sat right with me, and after exposure to some reason and logic (thank you, interwebs, of all things) as well as taking the initiative to read the bible myself (thanks for the suggestion, pastor) i realized that i didnt want the first thing to do with that book.
i dont have a problem if people want to abstain from something. booze, weed, other drugs, caffeine, whatever. i like a good beer or some wine or something, but its rare (a couple times a year or so) that i actually bother to get drunk, and I can count on two hands the number of times Ive smoked pot. if you dont like it, or dont want it...fine. but please, for the love of your own free will, have a better reason than "this book said not to do it"
but the "this book said not to do it" argument is horrible. its a crutch for a lack of logical though and as civilized humans, we have access to logic and reason its a shame that anyone could come up with such a weak reason for anything.
a beer or two wont kill you or hurt your body, unless youre unfortunate enough to be allergic to alcohol. a joint or two isnt going to kill you. even making them part of a regular lifestyle, in moderation, hasnt been shown to be a horrible thing.
while im at it, cholesterol in a steak or two wont be the end of you...and keep in mind, please, that heart disease is a major killer, with cholesterol intake a prime factor, and he didnt have any qualms about the steak he was eating. it was the beer that bothered him :roll:
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