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Originally Posted by Cynosure
Saying "there's a good chance" is not the same as saying "the chance is more than likely". I repeat: I'm taking both the probability and the consequences into consideration.
If I say "there's a good chance you'll die of cancer if you smoke cigarettes," I don't mean it's more than likely you will die of cancer from smoking cigarettes; I mean there's a significant (even if small) chance you will die from it; and, considering the consquences - i.e. death - it makes smoking cigarettes not worth that chance.
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I don't disagree that the risk is greater than zero. I'm all about that in understanding choices and taking risks.
My point still stands, you're looking at this from an ageism point of view. It doesn't matter how you wrap it or lawyer it out, it is ageist.
Now you can rail against it even more to defend the position that you say you don't have, or just like your words are already doing so, admit that it is what it is, and move forward from it.
To point to pan's post, it's definitely a possibility that ANY sitting president can die in office for any reasons, but one generally votes the top of the ticket.
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