pfxtc said:

tiny_rabid_birds said:

sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.

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Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.

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getem!!

thats exactly right

pfxtc said:

tiny_rabid_birds said:

sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.

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Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.

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tiny_rabid_birds said:

pfxtc said:

tiny_rabid_birds said:

sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.

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Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.

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i never insinuated that most people here do either of those things.  i merely brought up the point of the forum as if to say here are people who understand it is the individual's right to do what s/he will do to his/her own body; here are people not so quick to judge.

i love your statistics of "most" alcoholics dying in by age 40 or whatever.  very scientific.  i'm totally convinced.  i happen to know my fair share of grandfatherly figures who enjoy their libations. 

i never said anything about alcoholics however in the first place.  you're exaggerating.  being hyperbolic.  you're taking the most extreme negative examples.  addicts.  or rather alcoholics.  who was talking about addicts?  are you calling the op an alcoholic just because he was drinking a few beers?  i rather enjoy alcohol.  but i enjoy it responsibly.  if you're going to judge on the responsible consumption of alcohol, then i suppose i was clearly wrong on my assumption that shroomerites as a whole are more open-minded and less judgmental.

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