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Yeah, and look, that's fine. As long as you don't mind toting 50lbs of "just in case" gear. I'm not telling you not to do that. If the unlikely happens, you'll be prepared and I won't. Them's the facts.
I do take issue with the "statistics = religion" point, though. Statistics tell you what has happened, and what's likely to happen. To respond with "Oh yeah, well BOB'S FOOT!" is more of a blind-faith argument, in my book. Screw looking at the bigger picture or the facts in aggregate, let me tell you about this one really really really unlucky guy, and scare you into thinking the world is scary and you've got to carry 50lbs of just-in-case.
Sorry, but I'm just not buying it. Odds are VERY good I'll never encounter any violent crime in my lifetime. I'm not going to live every moment of my life in paranoid preparation for that vanishingly unlikely eventuality. That's the choice I make, anyway. Doesn't mean I don't understand and honor your choice too.
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