Should we forbid people to run marathons

[Ultraworld]

Should we forbid people to run marathons and make journeys to the north-pole. After all it is bad for your body and an outrage on your health (at least for most white people), an argument used to forbid hard-drugs.

 

[thestonesfan]

I personally think we should ban anything that might harm something.

 

[BassDude726]

Explain how running marathons is bad for your health? All this time, I was under the impression that those people were in good shape. Silly me!

 

[thestonesfan]

They say any kind of running is bad for your health.

 

[marioh]

Breathing should be banned as well since the environment and air we breathe is polluted.

 

[Ultraworld]

Breathing should be banned as well since the environment and air we breathe is polluted.

breathing is nessecary, running the 42 km and trips to the north-pole (except for science) NOT.

 

[thestonesfan]

Marathons should be banned because of road blockage. I hate that.

But, they are a nice goal for fat people looking to get into shape.

 

[Syterion]

How is running bad for your health? If you are wearing bad shoes, your joints could be hurt, but otherwise it is fine.

 

[stratego]

Yes we should. I'm horribly ill right now due to second hand running. And why else would someone run to the northpole but to beat their wives and kids?

 

[El Sop]

Breathing should be banned as well since the environment and air we breathe is polluted.

Actually oxygen should be banned, it's a dangerous and highly reactive chemical !

 

[IglooDame]

Life is 100% fatal, it should be banned. I don't know of anyone that has lived through it yet, some people succumbing after over a century of struggling with it.

 

[Double Barrel]

Life always ends in death. Therefore, if there is no life, there is no death. So, in order to avoid the negative consequences of death, I do believe that we need to outlaw life. It is for the good of everyone involved.

 

[WillJ]

I wonder what aliens would think if they saw marathoners.

"Gah, look at these pathetic humans! Wait a second, where the hell are they going?"

I think Ultraworld is right that marathon running has been demonstrated to be unhealthy. So perhaps it should be discouraged. But banned? Nah, it's not harming anyone else. As for hard-drugs, I also don't think they should be banned when used in such a way that they harm no one else, but the truth is they often harm others.

 

[Ultraworld]

serious people only

 

[Double Barrel]

Funny IglooDude! Great minds think alike at the same time!

 

[Mise]

serious people only :angry:

Are you asking us to take your suggestion seriously?

 

[Double Barrel]

As for hard-drugs, I also don't think they should be banned when used in such a way that they harm no one else, but the truth is they often harm others.

So does booze, but nobody is calling for abolition anymore.

 

[Ultraworld]

Are you asking us to take your suggestion seriously?

of course it is serious. Drugs policy is always serious

 

[IglooDame]

I wonder what aliens would think if they saw marathoners.

"Gah, look at these pathetic humans! Wait a second, where the hell are they going?"

I think Ultraworld is right that marathon running has been demonstrated to be unhealthy. So perhaps it should be discouraged. But banned? Nah, it's not harming anyone else. As for hard-drugs, I also don't think they should be banned when used in such a way that they harm no one else, but the truth is they often harm others.

"Discouraged"?

Not to be pedantic, but the hard-drugs don't harm others, the users do. Let's stop blaming inanimate objects and substances for consequences for which people should be held responsible.

@DoubleBarrel -

 

[Mise]

of course it is serious. Drugs policy is always serious

You can hardly compare the harmful effects of hard drugs to running a marathon. For one thing, marathons aren't addictive.