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[August]

Originally Posted by Frame57

Ok, here is a test. Try to answer honestly please. Let's say you are dying and are in need of swift heart valve surgery. One surgeon does not smoke pot. The other smokes a quarter ounce a day. Who would you allow to operate on you?

I'd pick the surgeon who has the better record of success for that type of procedure of course. It's not the answer you're looking for but I think it's wrong to pick ones surgeons, pilots, artists, craftsmen, employees or whatever, by any criteria besides their job performance.

Let me ask you a question in return:

You need that heart valve surgery. One surgeon occasionally smokes pot when he's off duty and not on call, the other drinks a quart of Jack Daniels a day that he keeps in his desk drawer. Which one do you allow to operate on you?