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To: BlackRazor
You basically argued that smoking was not immoral as long as you implicitly accepted the risks associated with the pleasure you are receiving from that activity. Could you not say the same thing about engaging in promiscuous pre-marital sex, for example? As long as you implicitly accept the risk for contracting STD's or pregnancy or emotional distress (and assuming you're not hurting anyone in the process), then there is nothing wrong with this behavior morally. Right?

No. Adultery/fornication is explicitly forbidden in the Ten Commandments (my source for moral authority). Smoking or its analog is not.

426 posted on 04/11/2005 12:59:59 PM PDT by Lexinom (You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.)
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To: Lexinom
Adultery/fornication is explicitly forbidden in the Ten Commandments (my source for moral authority). Smoking or its analog is not.

Neither is huffing crack, but I don't suppose you're going to tell me that's okay by the Bible.

431 posted on 04/11/2005 1:51:16 PM PDT by Scothia (If you pray for rain, prepare to deal with some mud.)
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