I apologize for misinterpreting. The irony, admittedly, was completely lost on me. Also, I am not sure about anyone else but thankfully no one has peed in my food all day...and the sun is shining.

: "...it is really an ad hominem and I don’t think ..."

: By no means this was against any specific person (ad hominem) or even a group
: of people, certainly not against greenland paddle users, into which
: category I fall once in a while.

: My actual target was the habit of ignoring factual basis when making
: decisions.

: 50% of respondents in the United States answer "yes" to question
: "do technology and science create as many problems as they
: solve?"

: The (apparently lost) irony of the last few paragraphs of my post was an
: offside comment on this frightening general trend in the narrower context
: of kayaking.