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[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
This is most likely completely incorrect. There are any number of illnesses that will kill you even though you "feel fine".

That's a risk I'm willing to take. So far, it's paid off nicely.

You are making the fallacious assumption that unnecessary treatment will be given. You are also making the fallacious assumption that such treatment will hurt the body.

A little bit of suffering and pain builds character and toughness. Toughness you won't have if you constantly over-medicate everything and become dependent on the stuff.

Like I said, given your _maturity level_, you can't be much more than 20 at the most. Probably more like 12 - 15, since you've demonstrated the standard teenage "me first" mentality.

Oh, yes, the ever-subtle insult.

And the fact that there are people who are not _able_ to take care of themselves is completely lost on you. Like I said, that's a complete lack of empathy.

I do not have a complete lack of empathy. I am, for instance, known by my friends as being one of their more generous and helpful friends. Why do I help them? Because they're my friends, and that's what friends are for. The same cannot be said for some random person who's predicament I am utterly unfamiliar with, and strongly suspect he brought upon himself. Like I said: I am, in no way, opposed to helping people. I do, however, find reprehensible, the idea that you should dictate that I *MUST* help people who I feel are utterly undeserving of help, at my expense, just so *YOU* can feel like you've done a good thing. This is worse than robbery. At least thieves are risking their own safety and security in their attempt to acquire what is mine. Should get manage they manage to succeed, I will certainly curse them, but it can't be denied that they stole it fair and square. Your attitude, however, is worse than thievery. You can't even bring yourself to steal honestly. Instead you resort to cowardly tricks like this.

Last but not least, I most certainly donate more money to charity than you probably even earn. You know what? I can do that. It's my choice. When you start trying to mandate it, it's no longer charity, it's worse than thievery.