>>A greater percentage of water drinks drown than marijuana/lsd/mushroom users die from marijuana/etc usage
Is a fallacy or a false argument in the sense that you can say that about pretty much anything.
-Eat just meat for a couple of weeks and it will kill you
-Eat just pasta and it will make you sick
-cars kill more people than X
-etc. etc.
He is not providing a real argument.
Is like me telling you that aluminum causes memory problems
and you coming back and telling me that more people die from cars. What does that have to do with the first comment?
I was just providing an opinion about better not use illegal drugs because of all the physical and legal consequences they can have. Not sure what all the outrage is about and how can some people equate that with drinking water or alcohol, or even greed.
Grandparent: What is the reason for the anti-drug stance of many people at HN?
You: Because drugs can hurt you. Better safe than sorry!
drivebyacct2: That's a useless assertion that can be easily (and more appropriately) applied to many other activities seen as legit in a civil society.
You: But you can say what you said about anything.
