Krijack,

Although I bring plenty of emotion to this issue, it's really about being rational and objective to me. I have no wish to attack you. I want you to think about it from points of view other than your own, and for you to understand how guys like me see you coming off as the dictatorial one, since we can't force you into using this service, but you can deprive us of using it. And that it is people like you who are limiting our personal freedom, despite that freedom having no direct affect on you.

You say you see the deeper issue being the value of life, not about personal freedom. I agree with you in an oblique way. Sorta' like Patrick Henry I consider personal freedom equivalent with the ultimate value of life - give me liberty, or give me death. Heady stuff isn't it? So when you mess with my personal freedom, you're messing with my value of life. Just like real life itself, there is no way outa' this. It's real messy. Either you value life, and the personal freedom that attends it, or you don't. Please think about this. What do you suppose it is that you're valuing more highly?

Thanks again for being a good sport and discussing this, having an outlying position and all.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.