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Even if it were true, I believe it is nobody's business but my own if I choose to lead a self-destructive life.

Oooh, I don't know. On the whole, I tend to agree with your suggestions, particularly about people taking responsibility for their actions, but I do have a few insurance premiums that seem to prove otherwise, on this particular point. It's one of the arguments that I've heard from pro-smokers -- I have the right to kill myself if I want. Only problem is that your right to do this costs the nation (and thus, me, through my high taxes) millions of dollars a year in health (and other) costs. It's true that your individual efforts cause a negligible amount of problems/costs for others, but all the individuals, collectively, have a tendency to add up.