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Isn’t this like saying that sunburns are not caused by the sun but by an inborn lack of melanin production in fair skinned people? Is our vulnerability to bull
by api 3y ago
Isn’t this like saying that sunburns are not caused by the sun but by an inborn lack of melanin production in fair skinned people?
Is our vulnerability to bullets a deficiency in the host? If we had tougher thicker skin we might be able to withstand at least lower caliber shots.
Seems like just a weird way of looking at causality.
- ohwellhere 3y agoYes to all! Although I think your final point is the most profound.
- JohnBooty 3y agoDubos' "second thoughts" may have been lacking in practical application or perhaps even totally pointless, but: Is our vulnerability to bullets a deficiency in the host? If we had tougher thicker skin we might be able to withstand at least lower caliber shots. For the bullet analogy to be apt, we'd have to have a reality where nearly all people have bullet-resistant skin and only a small minority of the population could be injured by bullets. Then, yeah, it would be worth looking at why those people had malfunctioning skin. The reality is that the vast majority of germs do not cause disease. Most people with latent TB do not develop TB; most people with latent herpes zoster do not develop shingles, etc.
- cryptonector 3y agoHoney badgers are bullet resistant.