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I can make a similar argumentum ad absurdum, but on the other side. I don't like chocolate ice cream. I never eat it anyway, so I have absolutely no problem wit

by baddox 12y ago

I can make a similar argumentum ad absurdum, but on the other side. I don't like chocolate ice cream. I never eat it anyway, so I have absolutely no problem with it being banned.

6t6t6 12y ago
The fact that you eat chocolate ice cream doesn't affect my health, only yours. The fact that you drive a car affects the health of everyone living in the city, takes a huge amount of public space, and makes cities ugly and less habitable. I guess you can understand the difference.
- baddox 12y ago
  I understand the difference, but the argument I'm criticizing is insufficient.
  - 6t6t6 12y ago
    Do you use to down-vote opinions that differ from yours?
CalRobert 12y ago
When chocolate ice cream kills over 30,000 innocent people a year in the US, and about half a million around the world, every single year, that will become a valid argument. The point is that huge, heavy, and fast metal machines should not be permitted to operate in cities without substantially greater restriction.