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Ah fuck it, I wanted to leave it alone but I can't. I wish I could quit you.
Yeah this is 4chan - home of trash-talking, racist jokes and pedophilia. Excuse me for thinking we could have a civil discourse in the midst of such mayhem. You know, I always thought it was the other way around, douchebag 17-year-olds being the ones who say "fuck" and insult people. Maybe I'm wrong.
First of all, that's not how you use "false dichotomy". And just fucking leave evolution alone then, maybe it's a poor example. That's what I get for trying to be more American. Use the principle of charity, you know damn well what I mean. If there is no evidence for theory A then we are still where we started, not at theory B. You are using a logical fallacy. I say "fewer guns work" and present poor proof (again, for the sake of argument). You respond that my proof is poor and that it's hence proven that fewer guns doesn't work. Since there's not enough empirical evidence and (in practice) no means of testability a correct statement would be that neither is proven to be true.
Wow, just lay off the statistics issue. I know the difference between correlation and causation. I am making an argument, suggesting that the statistics support my theory and argue in favor of causation. That's politics for you. It's not like "fewer guns" is my own theory (I wish, I'd be famous), it's the one used all over the world except in that lovely place you call home. I mention this not as an appeal to majority, but because it seems that you are saying my claim is extraordinary. It isn't, yours is.
Yeah you're example is fine, let's have another one. A guy wants to get rid of his boss. He doesn't have the stomach to stab him to death (he probably couldn't overpower him anyway) and besides he doesn't want to risk leaving fingerprints or DNA. With the magic of firearms he can overcome his inhibition to kill and sufficiently lower the risk of being seen and getting caught. There are people who won't be deterred by anything, those fueled by revenge or other strong emotions, but a rational individual will always make the risk assessment.