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Roborian wrote:

I assume you're aware of this, but it does have a federal court ruling against it as of last year, which is interesting.

I had heard of it, yes; that's the case I had in mind.

Roborian wrote:

Though I have to say that this is the first time in a while that I've been called out for not being cynical enough rather than the opposite (as the other discussion shows)

There's always someone out there a shade more cynical.

Roborian wrote:

Oh darn, and here I thought I was real impressive because I got a perfect 100 as my score!

Cue the sad Spongebob ukulele music.

Roborian wrote:

I do think that there are a fair number of people who overestimate the effectiveness of birth control, but that they are mentally minimizing a risk does not mean that they are not accepting it, any more than people who convince themselves that they'll never get lung cancer while smoking a pack a day.

I guess this gets down to the difference between the average person and the reasonable person; but I still feel like your reasonable person is too reasonable.

Roborian wrote:

Maybe a suboptimal source for well-reasoned decisions.

Considering Jack Sparrow, on the issue in question, also said "I've never actually been that drunk," I think he's more reasonable a decision-maker than you give him credit for.