Quote:Anthrax, Small Pox and Ebola as compared to a two-by-four. Ah well, I'm in the wrong place for any sensibilities.
I assume that means you can think of no valid, non-military applications for samples of these bacteria/viri.
You see, an analogy works like this... you pick something that is not the same but offer it as an example because in a specific way it is sort of the same. A 2X4 can be used to build something
or to bludgeon someone; a sample of a biological agent can be used to create better medicines to cure the disease
or it can be used to find ways to cause the disease in others.
See how those are similar--each has a
positive or a
negative use, and once I give either to you, you may
choose to do the good thing or the bad thing, which choice is
beyond my control.
I hope this clears up your confusion as to how analogies work. :wink: