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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

      Other things, like high blood pressure, of inconsequential UNLESS they kill you. I don't care how many heart attacks I have, how high my blood pressure is, etc. if they don't kill me. It's dying from those things that makes them bad.

      Okay, so when you have those issues and are in pain,living off of pills, and miserable for 30 more years... I don't want to hear it.

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

        @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

        The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

        What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

        There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

        Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

        Now you're just being silly.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          This is the Windows vs Linux problem....

          People using Linux: Doing this task on Linux is SO hard, Linux sucks. I wish that I was on Windows.
          People using Windows: This task is impossible, it's not even something that can be done.

          Which is easier to use, Linux or Windows? Impossible is just another way of saying "infinitely hard."

          Dead is just "infinitely" unhealthy. ANY life is healthier than ANY death.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
            last edited by

            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

            @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

            @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

            The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

            What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

            There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

            Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

            Now you're just being silly.

            No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
              last edited by

              @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

              @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

              Other things, like high blood pressure, of inconsequential UNLESS they kill you. I don't care how many heart attacks I have, how high my blood pressure is, etc. if they don't kill me. It's dying from those things that makes them bad.

              Okay, so when you have those issues and are in pain,living off of pills, and miserable for 30 more years... I don't want to hear it.

              Yes, that's exactly what I want. I want to be alive rather than dead, even if my health is not "ideal."

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                Now you're just being silly.

                No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                I never said death is healthier than life.

                I'm saying that living a miserable and unhealthy life sucks.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  I'm not saying that it is not "okay" for you to prefer being dead to needing any form of medication or assistance to live your life, that's your personal opinion and affects no one but yourself. But don't think that anyone else you've ever met or will meet in your life will agree with that. I'm sure some .001% of the population might think that, but it's only a theory, I've never interacted with anyone that feels that way before.

                  Normal people prefer being alive, even if sickly, over being dead. My dad has cancer and diabetes, trust me, he prefers being alive over the alternative, even with constant hospital visits, loads of medication, surgeries, studies, etc. Even having to carefully control his diet, not eating when he wants, needing help from family... still prefers life.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                    The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                    What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                    There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                    Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                    Now you're just being silly.

                    No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                    I never said death is healthier than life.

                    You really did. It was the basis for your theory that living longer was unrelated to health.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                      last edited by

                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                      I'm saying that living a miserable and unhealthy life sucks.

                      There is only one reason to add that to this conversation, though... to imply that it sucks MORE than being dead.

                      Being dead, I assume, sucks even more. That's the point. Alcohol gives you the health that matters... life.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                        last edited by

                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                        Meaning that moderate drinkers simply tend to live longer, not healthier.

                        Here is where you said being dead was healthier than being alive.

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                          The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                          What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                          There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                          Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                          Now you're just being silly.

                          No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                          I never said death is healthier than life.

                          You really did. It was the basis for your theory that living longer was unrelated to health.

                          So being 110 years old, over weight, high blood pressure, high/low blood sugar, in constant pain, miserable/unhappy... all that has nothing to do with health if you are alive?

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @Obsolesce
                            last edited by

                            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                            The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                            What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                            There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                            Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                            Now you're just being silly.

                            No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                            I never said death is healthier than life.

                            I'm saying that living a miserable and unhealthy life sucks.

                            Sure, but do you want a shorter healthy life or a longer (as you call it) unhealthy life?

                            In any case, drinking alcohol has shown to provide a longer life, regardless of health being healthy or unhealthy.

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                            • RojoLocoR
                              RojoLoco
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                              If you don't like drinking, then don't fucking drink. No reason to go all facist behind a wall of pseudo-scientific "studies" and personal opinions about what is "healthy"... just don't drink and go on about your life.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                last edited by

                                @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                Every indicator? No, every indicator of being healthy means that you in fact have every good-health indicator... such as correct blood pressure, weight, blood sugar levels, etc etc...

                                Who cares about any of these factors if you get to live longer? These aren't actually health factors. These are proxy indicators. People with high blood pressure TEND to be less healthy. People with bad sugar levels TEND to be less healthy.

                                But people who drink alcohol TEND to be healthier.

                                Just as high blood pressure is an indicator of bad health, so is alcohol abstinence an indicator of bad health.

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                                • ObsolesceO
                                  Obsolesce @Dashrender
                                  last edited by

                                  @dashrender said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                  The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                                  What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                                  There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                                  Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                                  Now you're just being silly.

                                  No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                                  I never said death is healthier than life.

                                  I'm saying that living a miserable and unhealthy life sucks.

                                  Sure, but do you want a shorter healthy life or a longer (as you call it) unhealthy life?

                                  In any case, drinking alcohol has shown to provide a longer life, regardless of health being healthy or unhealthy.

                                  I never said I want a short life. I want a long life, and to also be healthy from 70-100 years old. Not an unhealthy 70-100 age range.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                    I'm not saying that it is not "okay" for you to prefer being dead to needing any form of medication or assistance to live your life, that's your personal opinion and affects no one but yourself. But don't think that anyone else you've ever met or will meet in your life will agree with that. I'm sure some .001% of the population might think that, but it's only a theory, I've never interacted with anyone that feels that way before.

                                    Normal people prefer being alive, even if sickly, over being dead. My dad has cancer and diabetes, trust me, he prefers being alive over the alternative, even with constant hospital visits, loads of medication, surgeries, studies, etc. Even having to carefully control his diet, not eating when he wants, needing help from family... still prefers life.

                                    Oh, you can count me in that .001% - if it'm in horrible pain, currently I believe that I would rather be dead, than alive living through that pain - the quality of life is so bad, it's like living hell, at least that's what I've been told.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                      last edited by

                                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @dashrender said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                      The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                                      What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                                      There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                                      Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                                      Now you're just being silly.

                                      No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                                      I never said death is healthier than life.

                                      I'm saying that living a miserable and unhealthy life sucks.

                                      Sure, but do you want a shorter healthy life or a longer (as you call it) unhealthy life?

                                      In any case, drinking alcohol has shown to provide a longer life, regardless of health being healthy or unhealthy.

                                      I never said I want a short life. I want a long life, and to also be healthy from 70-100 years old. Not an unhealthy 70-100 age range.

                                      So you agree that drinking alcohol would best meet your needs as it is a good way to improve your chances for a long life.

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                                      • RojoLocoR
                                        RojoLoco @Obsolesce
                                        last edited by

                                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @reid-cooper said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                        The only real study done, has shown that moderate to heavy drinking is shown to have a positive effect on how long you live, but has NOTHING to do with your health.

                                        What? How is being alive unrelated to health?

                                        There are lots of people who are alive, that are SUPER unhealthy, plain miserable, in pain, etc...

                                        Right, and those people are STILL healthier than the dead!

                                        Now you're just being silly.

                                        No, I assure you, I am not. Silly is claiming that death is healthier than life. Which is the basis for your point.

                                        I never said death is healthier than life.

                                        You really did. It was the basis for your theory that living longer was unrelated to health.

                                        So being 110 years old, over weight, high blood pressure, high/low blood sugar, in constant pain, miserable/unhappy... all that has nothing to do with health if you are alive?

                                        If you had been that miserable for very long, why wouldn't you just end it???

                                        I would NEVER want to live to be 100+.... regardless of "health". That sounds like torture.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          @dashrender said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                          I'm not saying that it is not "okay" for you to prefer being dead to needing any form of medication or assistance to live your life, that's your personal opinion and affects no one but yourself. But don't think that anyone else you've ever met or will meet in your life will agree with that. I'm sure some .001% of the population might think that, but it's only a theory, I've never interacted with anyone that feels that way before.

                                          Normal people prefer being alive, even if sickly, over being dead. My dad has cancer and diabetes, trust me, he prefers being alive over the alternative, even with constant hospital visits, loads of medication, surgeries, studies, etc. Even having to carefully control his diet, not eating when he wants, needing help from family... still prefers life.

                                          Oh, you can count me in that .001% - if it'm in horrible pain, currently I believe that I would rather be dead, than alive living through that pain - the quality of life is so bad, it's like living hell, at least that's what I've been told.

                                          He didn't say horrible pain, he said needing medication and assistance. There is a point at which the pain or dementia is so bad that you want things to be over.

                                          But you know what fights both pain and dementia... alcohol!

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                            @tim_g said in Red Wine is good for you: Myth busted!:

                                            Every indicator? No, every indicator of being healthy means that you in fact have every good-health indicator... such as correct blood pressure, weight, blood sugar levels, etc etc...

                                            Who cares about any of these factors if you get to live longer? These aren't actually health factors. These are proxy indicators. People with high blood pressure TEND to be less healthy. People with bad sugar levels TEND to be less healthy.

                                            But people who drink alcohol TEND to be healthier.

                                            Just as high blood pressure is an indicator of bad health, so is alcohol abstinence an indicator of bad health.

                                            health
                                            helTH/
                                            noun
                                            noun: health

                                            the state of being free from illness or injury.
                                            
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