[_carbyau_]

You rightly point out that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But then neither is it evidence. Which leaves both sides at: we don't really know.

Anecdotes are worth crap all, because people will bring up examples for either side thus cancelling each other out.

But your last sentence irked me.

If you side with liberty and tolerance and advise friends and family not to do "bad thing", they can say they appreciate your advice, tell you to GTFO and do it anyway.

Once government steps in and makes such things illegal, there are much bigger stakes at play.

To me, that is a big difference.

[freedomben]

OH NO!!!! I couldn't figure out why it irked you because I totally agreed with what you said, and then I realized I typo'ed in the worst place. It would have irked me too. I said:

> I don't think there's a big difference between

But I meant:

> *I DO think there's a big difference between

[_carbyau_]

A minor misunderstanding easily cleared up then.

It gives me a little bit more faith in humanity when I agree with a random stranger on the internet. :-)