On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 17:05:02 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

In article ,
Garry Jones wrote:
How do you meet that remark in a constructive manner?

Life is dangerous. People gets killed in auto crashes, etc.
Is your friend advocating avoiding autos because of the danger?

Cycling is great exercise. If you don't exercise, you could die
from heart disease, etc.


Even if you exercise, you could die of heart disease. Exercise simply
lowers the risk, but many athletes have died of heart disease (a la Jim
Fixx; see: http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0109183.html).

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Bob M in CT
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