From: David N. Barnett 

On Sun, 9 Jul 2000 08:46:36 -0700, "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l"
 wrote in message :

| > | >| Some would consider it an informed choice. Just as the overeater who
| > | >|decides not to workout.
| > |
| > | > But obesity is not communicable.
| >
| > | Not on point.
| >
| > How so?

| Because you have a choice to practice safe sex or not -- as do your | partner(s).

Still seems relevant to me.  The overeater still has the choice to eat less
or exercise more.  And he or she is only endangering him or herself, not
willingly choosing to risk participating in the spread of a plague.

You aren't really trying to put forward unprotected promiscuity, gay or
hetero, as a rational choice are you?

--dnb

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