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This is an article I wrote a few days ago. I found myself reading through some articles on the drug war and it inspired me to put my own thoughts on paper (or online). I've borrowed a phrase or two from Stef because I love how succinctly and powerfully he verbalizes his ideas. Please let me know...
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In an effort to prevent CFR's, from entering the atmosphere the government has placed an absolute ban on the chemical, rendering the cheapest Asama medicine, albuterol illegal. 3 times cheaper then anything else, those who cannot afford the expensive alternative will do without, significantly increasing...
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" Heavy marijuana use can boost blood levels of a particular protein, perhaps raising a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday. …The marijuana users in the study averaged smoking 78 to 350 marijuana cigarettes per week." http://www...
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I also wonder if you can tell us some of the genuine "Eureka" insights that you have had that you have validated rationally or empirically This makes me question whether or not you actually read what I wrote. I most certainly did - that's why I used the word "genuine." You said...
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I was talking about personal intellectual benefits, or the substantiation of the claim that drugs bring personal enlightenment. I have no doubt that steroids make you more muscular, or that cocaine keeps you awake. And the fact that some inventors have used cocaine does not mean that they might not have...
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Well sure, I certainly agree that morphiates, for instance, are wonderful for short-term pain relief. But tell me -- why do you need to tell yourself anything about your drug use? Either it's a good thing, in which case you don't need to justify it, or it's not a good thing, in which case...
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Sorry, I did see your post about free will, determinism and blame, but I couldn't quite follow it as a consistent and testable thesis, and I didn't see the syllogisms and logical steps that could validate it invalidate it - that doesn't help me in terms of understanding how drug use leads...
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Who said that taking drugs was immoral? I think you need to work out your own feelings on this issue, which are clearly complicated and charged, since this is the second time you have responded to an "argument" that was never made. That means that you are to some degree arguing with yourself...
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But of course, there is no such thing as "mild" drug use at the moment -- you can get arrested for it and go to jail for years; you have no control over the quality of what you're putting in your body; the risk of addiction is always there; you have to vigorously pursue getting ahold of...