Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeI didn't write what you quoted me as writing. C3 wrote it. Part of the TOC is to "quote responsibly". It is Saturday. Presumably you've already had your meal. Perhaps you're not as "responsible" as you like to think.
I 'do' drink alcohol in moderation. (As I have shared previously). One bottle of red wine a month shared with my wife over a weekend (one glass each on the Saturday with a meal, and one glass each on the Sunday). This I assert is perfectly 'acceptable.' - The situation would become 'unacceptable' however if I was drinking every day and was dependen ...[text shortened]... e were discussing heroin rather than alcohol, even if the intention was to use it in moderation.
Be that as it may, I really do get it. As I wrote earlier:
<People love their drug(s) of choice (including alcohol - and nicotine and caffeine for that matter) and justify them to themselves: They use them "responsibly". >>
Did you really think that changing "responsibly" to "acceptable" changes anything?
All you keep doing is providing the rationalizations you make for yourself as to why your alcohol drinking habits are "acceptable" to you. As does everyone else, just like I said.
Originally posted by @pudgenikNot sure what your point is here. It seems to amount to: "There are a lot of poisons out there. This makes my poison of choice okay. But poisons I wouldn't choose are not okay. "
yes indeed.
im reading the commentary between you and Ghost. im just laughing.
we can all get into all the poisons we eat on a daily basis. i mean crap, look at all the stuff in a hot dog or in a candy bar. chocolate is its own narcotic.
shall we say, there are some poisons that are not so bad. lol.
but there are some drugs - way out there. ...[text shortened]...
as for that matter, the poisons that are unseen. fumes from plastic plants pcb's are worse yet
we can all get into all the poisons we eat on a daily basis. i mean crap, look at all the stuff in a hot dog or in a candy bar.
Hot dogs? "It's poison I tell ya. It's poison".
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeNote to chaney3: And if GoaD uses them, they can be used "responsibly". If GoaD doesn't use them, then they can't. It's really simple, isn't it? Does it get much more "vacuous" than that?
The truth of the matter old chap is that some drugs (like alcohol or coffee) 'can' be used responsibly, while some (like heroin) 'cannot.'
Yes, both types can be abused but to compare the two is a nonsense. (ToO, of course, will be along to imply otherwise,...though in a vacuous manner).
Originally posted by @pudgenikWe live to entertain sir.
its a good laugh. by the way. as i like reading you guys - thinkofone - ghost
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeCan you juggle, and make balloon animals?
We live to entertain sir.
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Originally posted by @thinkofoneI quoted 'your' post (sixth post down on the previous page). You did not make it clear that you were quoting Chaney 'within' that post. Looking back now I see that you were, but did not see that when I replied.
I didn't write what you quoted me as writing. C3 wrote it. Part of the TOC is to "quote responsibly". It is Saturday. Presumably you've already had your meal. Perhaps you're not as "responsible" as you like to think.
This is how you (poorly) presented it:
For all intents and purposes, all you've done here is provide a demonstration of what C3 has been saying all along:
<<There is truth in the fact that people dismiss their own actions because they justify what they do as acceptable...People justify what they do, and criticize those who fall outside of that criteria...Everyone on this forum will claim that they drink in "moderation" and therefore alcohol is acceptable.
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeLeading into it with " what C3 has been saying all along:" and placing C3's words within "<<.....>>" wasn't clear to GoaD.
I quoted 'your' post (sixth post down on the previous page). You did not make it clear that you were quoting Chaney 'within' that post. Looking back now I see that you were, but did not see that when I replied.
This is how you (poorly) presented it:
For all intents and purposes, all you've done here is provide a demonstration of what C3 has be ...[text shortened]... this forum will claim that they drink in "moderation" and therefore alcohol is acceptable.
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Yeah, he only drinks "responsibly".
Originally posted by @thinkofoneHints:
Leading into it with " what C3 has been saying all along:" and placing C3's words within "<<.....>>" wasn't clear to GoaD.
Yeah, he only drinks "responsibly".
Utilise spacing.
Utilise common sense.
(And where the heck did 'C3' come from? )
Edit: No alcohol this weekend sir. (You know, 'responsible drinking' and all).
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeWhat are you on about?
Hints:
Utilise spacing.
Utilise common sense.
(And where the heck did 'C3' come from? )
Edit: No alcohol this weekend sir. (You know, 'responsible drinking' and all).
I did use spacing. Did the use of ellipses throw you? It's a pretty commonly used convention to denote omission of words.
More than a few posters on this forum have used "<<...>>" in lieu of the cumbersome "quote box". First time I saw it used I picked up on it right away. But then, I don't suffer from alcohol impairment.
More than a few posters on this forum have used abbreviations for user names: GoaD, ToO, DG what have you.
No alcohol this weekend sir.
More's the pity. Evidently you were just too dim to figure it out. Given your posting history, that fits as well.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeput up or shut up. We are always experiencing some aspect of God, drugs or no.
Where would you like me to send the evidence?
And I said nothing about the 'wrongness' of drugs. You make your own decisions in that regard. I was merely obliterating the link between taking drugs and experiencing God.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeyou dont know what mental health is
Drugs damage mental health. Isn't that sufficient to object to their usage? Seriously?
Originally posted by @thinkofoneobviously ghost has a soft spot for me 🙂
Why don't you similarly admonish others for their alcohol use when they bring it up?