Re: Does the govt have the right.....
JasonJ,
What scares me is that you want to ban things right and left because others are incapable of making decisions for themselves. I have never defended Alcohol on these pages, although I have indicated a desire to share some Scotch with Stan_deezy in Edinburgh, and I enjoyed some Scotch in my home last night. I have stated that I think the war on tobacco is overblown. Also I have posted that the level of importance that we display to our children concerning tobacco in public schools seems to indicate a level of priority that I believe is excessive. Primarily I don't like lumping all tobacco uses into the same big bad tobacco company pot. Specifically cigarettes inhaled are not the same thing as Cigars that are not, and I believe strongly that the dangers of second hand smoke have been grossly overstated. But it is OK to lie when there is an agenda, and especially if you are saving someone from their stupid selves, see the relevance?
Somethings are benefits simply because people like them. I would suggest that sex without procreation is not beneficial, I am sure you will argue differently because you enjoy it (so do I BTW) . . . Something does not have to be beneficial to Jason to be a benefit or pleasure to others . . .
Reread what I said with the Jason-Z line, I was actually commenting on
your "bigotry" when it gets down to it. It was your comments about other people. I know both of you are smart . . . It is based on your "most people have no idea" and "people are lazy" and Z's "morons around every corner" stuff.
With regard to religion and me, I have said a number of times that I don't even go to church. What I have said, and still strongly believe, is that religion provides the world a set of rules, and specifically that the original values of the US are based on Judeo-Christian values, from the Judeo-Christian Bibles. You can ignore that if you want, however, you cannot dispute it.
The other "religion" based point I have continued to make on these boards is that Science has not disproved the existence of a creator. To me this is a factual statement and has nothing to do with my personal views on religion . . .
BTW, your conclusion that I feel superior and bigoted because I am a "Religious Republican" is more bigoted than anything I have ever posted on this site even though it was written as a question. That is also extremely careless. Frankly, I did not label you, nor call you any names. I simply suggested that I hoped you were drunk for writing such careless words. And yes, what I think you said was careless. It is the thought process that you have indicated that strips us of freedoms, not my choice to vote Republican or my belief that a set of rules to live by is a good thing . . .
I am going to conclude this by saying that I think you are a stand up guy. I think you live a good life based on the things you have posted here and I think you are an asset to this board and this country. I note this not to be a "superior" judge of Jason, only to indicate how I personally feel about you. I thought your post above was scary from a freedom point of view and that was really it.
