Roid Rage

Prominent athletes enhancing performance through the use of drugs is nothing but another chapter in the successful evolution of the species. Drugs are one of many regimens used by athletes to overreach themselves in the grand tradition of species enhancement. The hue and cry against the genie now out of the bottle is a familiar song of the millenia. Imagine the neanderthal back from a hunt with the biggest pile of prey being named and shamed by less prominent hunters for using a sling. The Lunatic Fringe is a longtime supporter of what works. If you're counting RBI's then if roid use leads to more of them, then by all means let's disclose their role and move on.

It's still the early innings in the development of performance enhancing substances. For the early users the science of performance enhancers may be a net loser. Like early flight, many accidents appear incautious or tragic. But when disclosed and exposed to the light of day much progress can be anticipated. A greying population would do well encourage the use and improvement of performance enhancing substances as an alternative to being laid to waste by the aging process.