I'm not sure why you think I was denying you could quit.

But that's why it has no basis for comparison in reality.

Bath Salts or Football

Is CTE worse than being a face eating zombie? ANSWER THE QUESTION BRICK?!?!

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

It was a hypothetical about someone quitting smoking as soon as high school is over. You responded:

That's why.

Live in Florida for 4 years or Smoke Crack for 4 years?

You - I can make a strong case you should let your kid smoke at age 14 instead of play football.
You - As long as they stop at 18
Me - That only works in hypothetical, not in reality. No case in reality can be made.
You - Of course there is
Me - No, your kid might get addicted, no way of knowing if he can quit
You - Why do you think it's impossible to quit smoking?

What don't you understand Rick? Here's the basic question you were asking.

Would you rather tell your kid he can play football from 14-18 but then has to stop or tell him he can smoke for those four years but then has to stop?

There's no case in reality for you to say smoking. That would would be a terrible answer. That's why I think there's no case for it.

Let's say for the sake of argument that bath salts don't make you eat people's faces. I wish you could understand what I'm going for here.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

How is it Mac and Spiegs can discuss this and even include callers without being demeaning, yelling at them etc?

Transition could be interesting today. Or not.

goof - "blue and red don't make purple!"

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

OK so we need to get a proper order for most dangerous things to do between 14-18. Assuming all stop at the age of 18.

-Smoke
-Drink
- Snort Cocaine
- McDonalds everyday
- Acid
- Football
- Girls soccer

Conns, I get the feeling you think that football is not as dangerous as some say

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

There are hundreds of thousands of people who have played tackle football for varying points of time in this country. Most are not near death or have life long health problems because of it.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

We live in a dangerous world. Pretty much everything our kids do exposes them to some level of danger. For instance, children spend way too much time on video games and watching television, which leads to a sedentary lifestyle. They eat fast food constantly, and in combination with a lack of exercise, they grow up overweight. This exposes them to chronic illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, and other heart ailments. We get in a car everyday in high traffic areas. We let them ride bikes and skateboards, play at parks, near water. We send large amount of young people off to fight in wars. We'll send many of our kids to college, and they'll binge drink, smoke, and probably try drugs. They'll also engage in risky sexual behavior.

The point- our lives are filled with risks. You should still try to protect your children, but let's not fool ourselves with the general level of dangers in every child's life. There is a balance to everything. I let my son play tackle football.