[Wiltshire] OT: Tolerance vs. PC [Was: Meeting place]

[Matt]

David Fletcher wrote:
> At 12:37 28/04/2008, you wrote:
>> David Fletcher wrote:
>>> At 12:00 28/04/2008, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> How about a little give and take. A bit of good old British tolerance.
>>>>
>>>> ADM
>>> I find tolerance of an activity which is known to poison 
>>> non-participants to be illogical.
>>
>> 1 - The evidence is acknowledged to be negligable .. except by those 
>> who's agenda is to push the concept of banning an activity for the 
>> "Good" of those participating (if so, watch out rock climbers etc). 
>> In fact the evidence suggested the prophylactic effect associated 
>> with mild to medium exposure heavily outweighed evidence of purely 
>> harmful effect.
>
> You should try speaking to Roy Castle's widow about the effects of 
> passive smoking.
>

Come on people, your just getting silly now. There is no  scientificily 
proven link, only sanctimonious superstition and media led crusades. Why 
ask Roy Castle's wife ? Is she a scientific expert ? Or perhaps her 
vision is clouded by emotional loss and the need to blame.

Ive been a lurker on this list for a while, at least now you have helped 
me make the decision that i really do NOT want to come along to a meet 
and see you people in the flesh.


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