wisedupearly wrote:Thommo wrote:
Most people who ride horses do not die from riding horses. This is not the same as saying you cannot find anyone who died from riding a horse.
Not a smart argument. Riding a horse is not thought of as stupid.
Road accidents killed some 33,000 in America last year. Driving a car is not thought of as stupid.
Driving a car with a blood alcohol level of 0.24 is stupid.
Buying and taking illegal drugs from strangers is stupid. People know already that there is some risk of sudden death.
People like engaging in risky behavior. Excessive drinking, poor eating habits, lack of exercise are also known to be risky behaviors.
Such people do not value themselves.
More people drive automobiles than ride horses, which helps explain why equestrianism is not touted as deadly. At least, these days. Automobiles travel at much higher average speeds than horses do. In the old days, people used to die regularly from the disease of horse theft. Have some respect for the practice of statistics, because theft is stupid. There are stupid things that people do which you apparently have no knowledge of, allowing you to choose random fallacious arguments instead without apparent shame. By all means, continue to reiterate shamelessly your previously-debunked assertions. It's one of the stupid things that some people do. The fact that it doesn't lead directly to harm is one of the interesting observations one can make about dangerous (and stupid) stuff people do as they try to hurt other people while claiming that they're trying to fix things.