Athletes on Drugs! BOO! HISS!
We all know that use of steroids -- or other "performance enhancing" drugs -- is bad. It's "bad" because it's unnatural. It causes the athlete to acquire extreme abilities, via an artificial route. It is thus not the same as nutritional supplements or an exercise routine.
How about glasses? If Pete Rose's eyesight is only 20/40, can he wear glasses to correct his vision to 20/20? Can he wear glasses to correct his vision to 20/15? What if his vision, when corrected, is actually better than normal (like that of your humble and obedient servant)?
What if you've got a torn ligament in your left elbow? Is it permissible to have surgery (how about experimental surgery) to correct it? Of course it is! We're not rubes here! That's "Tommy John" surgery, and it's now more or less routine.
Well, what about having similar surgery, in the absence of a defect, that makes those ligaments stronger than they otherwise would be?
Enough. WIRED has been there ahead of me, and it's worth reading, HERE.
How about glasses? If Pete Rose's eyesight is only 20/40, can he wear glasses to correct his vision to 20/20? Can he wear glasses to correct his vision to 20/15? What if his vision, when corrected, is actually better than normal (like that of your humble and obedient servant)?
What if you've got a torn ligament in your left elbow? Is it permissible to have surgery (how about experimental surgery) to correct it? Of course it is! We're not rubes here! That's "Tommy John" surgery, and it's now more or less routine.
Well, what about having similar surgery, in the absence of a defect, that makes those ligaments stronger than they otherwise would be?
Enough. WIRED has been there ahead of me, and it's worth reading, HERE.
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