7 things about marijuanna
09.27.05 (8:47 pm) [edit]
1 Q. Is Marijuana Addictive?
A. No, it is not Most users are moderate consumers who smoke it socially to relax. We now know that 10% of our population have "addictive personalities" and they are neither more nor less likely to overindulge in cannabis than in anything else. On a relative scale, marijuana is less habit forming than either sugar or chocolate but more so than anchovies. Sociologists report a general pattern of marijuana use that peaks in the early adult years, followed by a period of levelling off and then a gradual reduction in use
1 Q. Has Anyone Ever Died From Smoking Marijuana?
A. No; not one single case, not ever. THC is one of the few chemicals for which there is no known toxic amount [10]. The federal agency NIDA says that autopsies reveal that 75 people per year are high on marijuana when they die: this does not mean that marijuana caused or was even a factor in their deaths. The chart below compares the number of deaths attributable to selected substances in a typical year:
Tobacco...340,000 - 395,000
Alcohol (excluding crime/accidents)...125,000+
Drug Overdose (prescription)...24,000 - 27,000
Drug Overdose (illegal)...3,800 - 5,200
Marijuana... ...0
*Source: U.S. Government Bureau of Mortality Statistics, 1987
3 Q. Does Marijuana Lead to Crime and/or Hard Drugs?
A. No [11]. The only crime most marijuana users commit is that they use marijuana. And, while many people who abuse dangerous drugs also smoke marijuana, the old "stepping stone" theory is now discredited, since virtually all of them started out "using" legal drugs like sugar, coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
4 Q. Does Marijuana Make People Violent?
A. No. In fact, Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger once told Congress just the opposite - that it leads to non-violence and pacifism [12]. If he was telling the truth (which he and key federal agencies have not often done regarding marijuana), then re-legalizing marijuana should be considered as one way to curb violence in our cities. The simple fact is that marijuana does not change your basic personality. The government says that over 20 million Americans still smoke it, probably including some of the nicest people you know.
5 Q. How Does Marijuana Affect Your Health?
A. Smoking anything is not healthy, but marijuana is less dangerous than tobacco and people smoke less of it at a time. This health risk can be avoided by eating the plant instead of smoking it [13], or can be reduced by smoking smaller amounts of stronger marijuana. There is no proof that marijuana causes serious health or sexual problems [14] but, like alcohol, its use by children or adolescents is discouraged. Cannabis is a medicinal herb that has hundreds of proven, valuable theraputic uses - from stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to cancer therapy, etc. [15].
6 Q. What About All Those Scary Statistics and Studies?
A. Most were prepared as scare tactics for the government by Dr. Gabriel Nahas, and were so biased and unscientific that Nahas was fired by the National Institute of Health [16] and finally renounced his own studies as meaningless [17]. For one experiment, he suffocated monkeys for five minutes at a time, using proportionately more smoke than the average user inhales in an entire lifetime [18]. The other studies that claim sensational health risks are also suspect, since they lack controls and produce results which cannot be replicated or independently verified [19].
7 Q. What Can I Do About Marijuana?
A. No independent government panel that has studied marijuana has ever recommended jail for users [20]. Concerned persons should therefore ask their legislators to re-legalize and tax this plant, subject to age limits and regulations similar to those on alcohol and tobacco.
A. No, it is not Most users are moderate consumers who smoke it socially to relax. We now know that 10% of our population have "addictive personalities" and they are neither more nor less likely to overindulge in cannabis than in anything else. On a relative scale, marijuana is less habit forming than either sugar or chocolate but more so than anchovies. Sociologists report a general pattern of marijuana use that peaks in the early adult years, followed by a period of levelling off and then a gradual reduction in use
1 Q. Has Anyone Ever Died From Smoking Marijuana?
A. No; not one single case, not ever. THC is one of the few chemicals for which there is no known toxic amount [10]. The federal agency NIDA says that autopsies reveal that 75 people per year are high on marijuana when they die: this does not mean that marijuana caused or was even a factor in their deaths. The chart below compares the number of deaths attributable to selected substances in a typical year:
Tobacco...340,000 - 395,000
Alcohol (excluding crime/accidents)...125,000+
Drug Overdose (prescription)...24,000 - 27,000
Drug Overdose (illegal)...3,800 - 5,200
Marijuana... ...0
*Source: U.S. Government Bureau of Mortality Statistics, 1987
3 Q. Does Marijuana Lead to Crime and/or Hard Drugs?
A. No [11]. The only crime most marijuana users commit is that they use marijuana. And, while many people who abuse dangerous drugs also smoke marijuana, the old "stepping stone" theory is now discredited, since virtually all of them started out "using" legal drugs like sugar, coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
4 Q. Does Marijuana Make People Violent?
A. No. In fact, Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger once told Congress just the opposite - that it leads to non-violence and pacifism [12]. If he was telling the truth (which he and key federal agencies have not often done regarding marijuana), then re-legalizing marijuana should be considered as one way to curb violence in our cities. The simple fact is that marijuana does not change your basic personality. The government says that over 20 million Americans still smoke it, probably including some of the nicest people you know.
5 Q. How Does Marijuana Affect Your Health?
A. Smoking anything is not healthy, but marijuana is less dangerous than tobacco and people smoke less of it at a time. This health risk can be avoided by eating the plant instead of smoking it [13], or can be reduced by smoking smaller amounts of stronger marijuana. There is no proof that marijuana causes serious health or sexual problems [14] but, like alcohol, its use by children or adolescents is discouraged. Cannabis is a medicinal herb that has hundreds of proven, valuable theraputic uses - from stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to cancer therapy, etc. [15].
6 Q. What About All Those Scary Statistics and Studies?
A. Most were prepared as scare tactics for the government by Dr. Gabriel Nahas, and were so biased and unscientific that Nahas was fired by the National Institute of Health [16] and finally renounced his own studies as meaningless [17]. For one experiment, he suffocated monkeys for five minutes at a time, using proportionately more smoke than the average user inhales in an entire lifetime [18]. The other studies that claim sensational health risks are also suspect, since they lack controls and produce results which cannot be replicated or independently verified [19].
7 Q. What Can I Do About Marijuana?
A. No independent government panel that has studied marijuana has ever recommended jail for users [20]. Concerned persons should therefore ask their legislators to re-legalize and tax this plant, subject to age limits and regulations similar to those on alcohol and tobacco.
God is morally obligated to destroy Satan
09.04.05 (7:36 pm) [edit]
And yet he does not, why is this?
God created Satan but before he did so he knew (being omniscient) exactly what Satan would do, and yet still he decided to create this being. After that Satan uses the programs god built into him to rebel, lust, greed Etc... Now many Christians will point out that satan is the reason for Hell and the reason more then five out of six people go there and Not God. But when you go to Hell it is not even for a good reason, it is simply because you chose not to follow obscure religion no 1132.
Now god can see this, God knows what is happening to humanity and yet he does NOT for some reason destroy Satan, surely the word omnipotent means all powerfull, did God prehaps create an equal? he is after all powerfull ebough to do it, did he create a being he cannot predict or control? or does he just not destroy a simple ant, albeit a simple ant that send most of Gods creations to eternal suffering.
1.If Satan is Gods equal then God is not in control and Christians are wrong
2.If Satan is weak in comparison to God and God does not destroy him he is malicious
Simple as that.
Is homosexuality immoral? is it a choice?
09.01.05 (2:34 pm) [edit]
The first question you must addres when trying to answer this quetion is is homosexuality a choice? Now this in my opinion is easy to understand that it is NOT a choice though i am certain some people here will disagree with me. The fact is you cannot chose your sexual preferance homosexuality is a choice just like being born asian is a choice.
Stinkz:Homosexuality is obviously a choice
knn:proof? did you chose to be heterosexual? no? why not? because you grew up and saw these things called girls whom you found attractive. why is it different for a homosexual?
Now arguments provided for it is a choice usually go as followed, "it is a sin to be gay" well to that i would answer it is also a sin to eat shellfish Lev.11:10 and it is also a sin to be overweight. Is being overweight a choice? of course not.
Now I do realize that though it is not a choice to Be homosexual it IS a choice to act on homosexual urges, but since i do not believe homosexuality to be immoral why should they not act on these urges. If for example heterosexuality was considered immoral and you would be persecuted would you STILL have urges towards the opposite sex? OF COURSE. Would you still act on these arges? most likely.
I voted as not moral or immoral but not because i view homosexuality as particularitly bad but because sex as an action is neither moral nor immoral but simply a bodily function not unlike eating.