Yellowbird wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 10:00pm:

I understand the point.  However defective genes would be a lifelong defect.  Many a gene-healthy teenager and 20 somethings will eventually gain respect for the fragility of life and start donning things like PFD's, helmets, seatbelts.  This exponentially increases after gaining a sense of the responsibility of family.  I well remember mother harping the seatbelt issue.  It eventually happened and I am grateful to her.  It does no harm to harp the PFD issue here. -YB

Heehee.  This illustrates the typical situation.  The older generation says, "Seatbelts?!?!?!  How dare the guberment force me to wear one!"  The younger generation says, "Hey, good idea.  A tool that lets me walk away from something that would kill the tool who rejects its use."  Occasionally someone demonstrates the need for the rule. 
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Heh, helmet in the shower.  Funny stuff db.  Completely & ridiculously invalid, but funny!


I think at the core is the misconception that we are only individuals.  That nobody depends on us.  That nobody cares about us.  That nobody would be affected by our untimely deaths.  Wholly solipsist & selfish.