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Water doesn’t actively try to give itself to be drunk. Is it ok to consume?
by egdod 7y ago
Water doesn’t actively try to give itself to be drunk. Is it ok to consume?
- Pfhreak 7y agoYo, don't do that here. Someone responded politely about their personal beliefs, asking a interrogative question like this is needlessly rude.
- nitrogen 7y agoIf it was never okay to as questions, then any discussion ever could be shut down with "personal belief". If some beliefs can be examined and others are deemed too sensitive, then eventually the untouchable beliefs multiply and take over all discussions. Beliefs are meant to be examined and evaluated, not coddled.
- Intermernet 7y agoYep, but make sure you conduct your examination and evaluation in a polite and civil manner. Otherwise you're just being contrarian and rude. I believe in free speech, but I also believe that rude, insulting, thoughtless or incendiary speech deserves to be soundly ignored.
- bluntfang 7y agoSurely there's a difference between asking a question and saying things to be an asshole. Let's all strive to be less of an asshole as a society, ok?
- Pfhreak 7y agoI didn't say you had to coddle someone, but it's equally clear you asked the question with the intent of being a dick, not to actually engage with the parent poster. "Haha, look how superior my intellect is, did you even think about water?!" is materially different than exploring and questioning someone's belief.
- nine_k 7y agoI suppose it's not considered a live being, so it can't be hurt by consuming. Same with air.
- neotek 7y agoDo you actually need someone to answer this for you, or are you arguing in bad faith?