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Originally Posted by alltherage
The beer thing is probably more about a moral objection to alcohol as a whole than just beer. But honestly, if you're Atheist, how are you against alcohol? I could maybe see being against alcohol abuse, or drunk driving, etc... but 1 beer?
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I've been straight-edge since long before my punk friends informed me what straight-edge was. For me, the issue isn't one beer. It's that for most people it rarely stops there. I've seen alcohol ruin too many families, including killing both my grandfathers. I just think it would be wrong to risk the great life that I have given how much it has scarred my family and I've seen where it has led far too many friends. I'm not against it the way Muslim's are... I have no problem being around alcohol... as I've said in other threads I was always the DD in university. Maybe "immoral" isn't right, but rather, for me, "unwise". I view it the same as marijuana... I'm for it being legal, if you can use it without abusing it all the power to ya, but it ain't for me.
In any case, I'll attempt to throw this back on topic by saying that exercise doesn't have to mean going to the gym. Some people can go torture themselves with hours in the gym and while I do do some cardio at the gym, it's not where I get most of my exercise. I'm from the east coast and during the summers I'd spend almost every day at the lake or in the really really big lake between Nova Scotia and England. I love the water, so for me I'm going swimming at least 3 times a week. It is so much easier to find something that you enjoy than to force yourself through a horribly grueling workout.