Yes, I see the logic path you're using, but that doesn't mean we should go redefining accepted terms for things.
Also, your theme makes hyperlilnks the same color as the surrounding text, so they are difficult to find without mousing over them (until they have already been visited).
Some people still live in situations in which they need to daily be concerned with an attack from another person using guns, knives, or fists. For most of us, however, the bigger threats are heart disease, diabetes, COPD, etc. Smart self defense defends against the more likely threats. Plenty of people have come up with plans to defend their homes against zombie invasion, but since that is (fingers crossed) highly unlikely, they probably would be doing better self defense by checking the batteries in their smoke alarms.
Silly are the goddy tawdry maudlin for they shall christgeewhiz bow down before him: bedead old men, priest and prester, babeling a pitterpatternoster: no word is still the word, but, a loafward has become lord.
The best self defense is being prepared for everything. Checking the batteries in your smoke alarms is part of doing that. Knowing how to defend yourself against fists, knives, and guns is another part of that. Eating healthy and exercise is another part of that. The truth is we'll never be fully prepared for everything that could possibly happen, but we can stay aware of the risks we face every day. Do I know that I'll get a flat tire driving to work tomorrow? No, but I can make sure that I know how to change a tire and that my spare tire has enough air to get me by. That is the true definition of self-defense. It's not in martial arts, it's not in gun skills, while those are valuable and need to be practiced, they are only one aspect of the full ratio of what it means to be able to defend oneself. Without knowledge, a black belt is just cloth.
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Yes, I see the logic path you're using, but that doesn't mean we should go redefining accepted terms for things.
Also, your theme makes hyperlilnks the same color as the surrounding text, so they are difficult to find without mousing over them (until they have already been visited).
Some people still live in situations in which they need to daily be concerned with an attack from another person using guns, knives, or fists. For most of us, however, the bigger threats are heart disease, diabetes, COPD, etc. Smart self defense defends against the more likely threats. Plenty of people have come up with plans to defend their homes against zombie invasion, but since that is (fingers crossed) highly unlikely, they probably would be doing better self defense by checking the batteries in their smoke alarms.
As for redefining accepted terms, the only language that doesn't do that is Latin.
Silly are the goddy tawdry maudlin for they shall christgeewhiz bow down before him: bedead old men, priest and prester, babeling a pitterpatternoster: no word is still the word, but, a loafward has become lord.
Ronald Suffield, "The Tenth Beatitude"
The best self defense is being prepared for everything. Checking the batteries in your smoke alarms is part of doing that. Knowing how to defend yourself against fists, knives, and guns is another part of that. Eating healthy and exercise is another part of that. The truth is we'll never be fully prepared for everything that could possibly happen, but we can stay aware of the risks we face every day. Do I know that I'll get a flat tire driving to work tomorrow? No, but I can make sure that I know how to change a tire and that my spare tire has enough air to get me by. That is the true definition of self-defense. It's not in martial arts, it's not in gun skills, while those are valuable and need to be practiced, they are only one aspect of the full ratio of what it means to be able to defend oneself. Without knowledge, a black belt is just cloth.
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