"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
-- C. S. Lewis
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Death by Marijuana Overdose
A video detailing the history of deaths from marijuana. The video is short because there has never been a death from an overdose of marijuana.
This video instantly discredited itself by saying, "In five thousand years of recorded medical history [...]"
Nowhere, at all, do we have medical records going back remotely that far.
And don't say something like, "Well, despite that, the rest is true." That may be, but when anything uses fiction along with fact, it is classified as fiction on the whole. This is something that we all (should) learn in grade school.
It is important to use credible sources when trying to prove or support any cause.
[Note that I am not taking a position on the truth or falsehood of the claim of the lethality of marijuana. I am saying this video is not credible.]
Recorded history generally is considered to go back to 4000 BC. Or about six thousand years. You turn medical history into medical records which something different.
The video's statement truthfully states that there are no recorded deaths due to marijuana overdose.
2 comments:
This video instantly discredited itself by saying, "In five thousand years of recorded medical history [...]"
Nowhere, at all, do we have medical records going back remotely that far.
And don't say something like, "Well, despite that, the rest is true." That may be, but when anything uses fiction along with fact, it is classified as fiction on the whole. This is something that we all (should) learn in grade school.
It is important to use credible sources when trying to prove or support any cause.
[Note that I am not taking a position on the truth or falsehood of the claim of the lethality of marijuana. I am saying this video is not credible.]
Recorded history generally is considered to go back to 4000 BC. Or about six thousand years. You turn medical history into medical records which something different.
The video's statement truthfully states that there are no recorded deaths due to marijuana overdose.
Your argument is weak at best.
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