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Originally Posted by Gatordash
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I agree with your sentiment but disagree with your approach here Loramin. Other professional jobs aren't injecting a new mRNA vaccine into your body, pavers are just fixing your driveway and electricians are getting your AC running. Its (literally) a lot more personal when a doctor wants to change something in your body.
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To the contrary, I'd point out we're all doing
exactly that! At this very moment I'm breathing in pollution from the cars driving on the freeway a few blocks away (but the cars themselves, the location of the freeway, etc. are all regulated, ostensibly for my safety). I'm simultaneously being exposed to radiation from the wires in my wall (but at a level experts have decided is safe for me), and I'm eating food with god knows what toxic chemicals in it (but again, the FDA seems to think this burrito won't kill me)!
I'm sure you can imagine a few more similar examples, because that's a key part of what living in a society is: putting your life in the hands of others.
Now, to be clear, I'm
not saying our government is the perfect nanny! There's a
wealth of historical evidence to the contrary (and as a white man I can't even point to some of the truly horrific betrayal by medical professionals in our history).
Having other humans look out for your interests
is a flawed way to live .... but it's also better than any alternative
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] When the perfect all-caring and all-knowing robot overlords arrive, maybe I'll change my mind, but until then we're stuck with each other: the only way we humans can get by is to rely on others' expertise.