Originally Posted by
caboblanco 
no speaking from medical research on people who drink in moderation and overall health and longevity..why is that such a threatening concept that i have to keep hush.
It would seem that information about the medical value of alcohol or marijuana or opiates or adderall gets twisted into craziness by the rationalizing mind of a statistically significant fraction of the human population.
The human talent for rationalizing may even surpass the human talent for scientific research! What could be more human than to decide--after reading red wine reduces the risk of heart disease--that it is okay to eat two large pizzas if you chase it with two glasses of red wine. We all know someone who runs three miles on a treadmill so they can have the "Monster" sundae at the local ice cream shoppe.
I have used the valid concept "excessive stress is unhealthy" to rationalize taking several drinks. The problem is not science but the crazy way I insist on misinterpreting science when I am not thinking right.