Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
The word “safe” means without risk.
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A factual statement could be “ extremely safe”.
What, “extremely without risk”, then?
Dick, you’ve effectively contradicted yourself within a couple of lines. One moment, you’re claiming safety is an absolute, binary concept, and the next, you’re allowing it has different levels.
I’d consider that a rusty old VW Beetle with dodgy suspension and no seat belts is an unsafe car, and a brand new Volvo is a safe car. But neither is completely without risk. Safety can only ever be a relative thing. If your argument hinges on it being an absolute, then I think you’re in trouble, as you’ve just demonstrated with your own self-contradiction.