[avenir]

First, I need you to give me props for that area of agreement we had about "choice".

Second, I don't think cocaine has any cognition, either. More props.

Third, I know that you understand what I'm trying to say about cocaine having powerful (pharmacological) properties in and of itself. And I understand what you are trying to say in that those properties are "inert" until a person—who has cognition—chooses to release them by ingesting cocaine.

I do believe cognition, informed by science and personal experience, tells me to avoid ingesting cocaine. Since I have no personal experience with dynamite cognition tells me to trust science in avoiding it.

[philman_36]

First, I need you to give me props for that area of agreement we had about "choice".
I didn't realize we had an agreement on "choice". "Just say no." Nancy Reagan
Second, I don't think cocaine has any cognition, either. More props.
Okay. How can I give a prop for what I agree with you on?
Third, I know that you understand what I'm trying to say about cocaine having powerful (pharmacological) properties in and of itself. And I understand what you are trying to say in that those properties are "inert" until a person—who has cognition—chooses to release them by ingesting cocaine.
I'm trying to understand what you're saying. Efficacy isn't "power" in the manner in which you implied.
I do believe cognition, informed by science and personal experience, tells me to avoid ingesting cocaine.
I wouldn't "ingest" (swallow) cocaine either. Love your LEO phraseology. Do you include inhale and inject with your expression "ingest"? I wouldn't recommend that either. In fact, I don't recommend cocaine use at all unless it is used under a doctor's guidance for specific ailments and purposes.