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by frozenesper 3028 days ago
I think you're underestimating yourself.

I can control my own actions, so my worry about heart disease can inform my dietary choices.

We can control gun violence by influencing culture or changing laws, so gun control is an appropriate subject of worry.

We cannot control the sun going supernova. We shouldn't worry about that.

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Good point. Judging from history though, law has been quite unsuccessful at preventing the problem of murder.