fwiw the subject was tongue in cheek. I didn't really look at the article closely enough to be sure whether I believe it. I do agree though, that nobody holds a gun to anyone's head and makes them eat at McDonald's. If the salads there are fatty though... that is a cause for concern (though not a lawsuit)
Dana On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:23:00 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well - there may be a virus that contributes. Whether people should take > responsibility or not has absolutely nothing to do with the scientific > reality that there could be viral agent that, for some people, is at least > partially at fault. > > However it's tremendously unlikely that any such virus could claim > responsibility for even a significant percentage of the obesity in the > world. > > Also, like possible genetic causal agents for alcoholism or obesity, this > does not absolve people of responsibility for their actions. It simply > makes it known that some people may have a harder time controlling those > actions than others. Somebody with a genetic predisposition needs to be > more careful than somebody whose not - it's not a manifest destiny. > > Lastly I still say that restaurants like McDonalds simply supply the food > that people want. I consider it ridiculous to attempt to lay blame on the > restaurant when they are nothing more than a mirror of society's excesses. > > Jim (who is a big fat bastard) Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137279 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
