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Originally Posted by Gatorade Frost
Here's the thing, though, if you're allergic to peanuts you can make an active decision to stay away from peanuts, don't drive at night through deer territory, and when it's lightning, maybe you should get your ass out of a field.
I'm not sure how you can conciously prepare for going to work only to have an air plane fly into your building. Yeah, it's spread out, but it's only spread out until you're directly affected by it.
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OK, I'll byte. If you're afraid of a terrorist attack, don't work in one of the biggest buildings in your city. Not that hard. Still scared? Don't work or live in a major city, also not that hard. Outside of those two places no terrorist is going to care enough to try and off you.
My point is that compared to all the myriad risks we face terrorism is insignificant.
Pulling more statistics from our of dark places:
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http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn..._of_dying.html
Heart Disease 1-in-5
Cancer 1-in-7
Stroke 1-in-23
Accidental Injury 1-in-36
Motor Vehicle Accident* 1-in-100
Intentional Self-harm (suicide) 1-in-121
Falling Down 1-in-246
Assault by Firearm 1-in-325
Fire or Smoke 1-in-1,116
Natural Forces (heat, cold, storms, quakes, etc.) 1-in-3,357
Electrocution* 1-in-5,000
Drowning 1-in-8,942
Air Travel Accident* 1-in-20,000
Flood* (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-30,000
Legal Execution 1-in-58,618
Tornado* (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-60,000
Lightning Strike (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-83,930
Terrified of terrorism? Don't go near water. Don't live where it floods. Don't live where it's flat and open. Don't drive a car. Feck, you're more likely to try to off you self than be killed by some terrorist.