Person A: I am done with seat-belts. They’re a waste of time.

Person B: What? Are you crazy?!.

Person A: Not at all. Wearing a seat-belt is just symbolic, an empty ritual, some would even say a “performance of piety” to show the world how much you abide by arbitrary laws sent down to us from on high. And while some people choose to undertake that performance — and I respect their choice — I choose to forego it.

Person B: Well, yeah, you can describe it like that but that doesn’t mean seat-belts are useless. They serve an important practical purpose.

Person A: Ha! Like what?.

Person B: For starters, they protect you from getting hurt in a car accident.

Person A: That’s ridiculous. Did you know that some people wear seat-belts and still get injured when they get into a car wreck? Some people even die despite wearing a seat-belt. Clearly seat-belts are useless and do absolutely nothing to protect you.

Person B: …what? Just because a seat-belt doesn’t magically save you from any and all harm, doesn’t mean it’s useless.

Person A: Sorry, but you’re wrong. I know plenty of people who were wearing a seatbelt and still got injured. Some of these people were even driving in countries where wearing seat-belts is very common. Can you believe that?.

Person B: You’re making a logical error. Just because a seat-belt does not and cannot protect you 100% doesn’t mean that it provides no protection at all. All else being equal, wearing the seat-belt significantly reduces the possibility of injury and death.

Person A: Stop shaming non-seat-belt wearers! If I am driving without a seat-belt and I get hit by a drunk driver and I get seriously injured or die, that’s the drunk driver’s fault, not mine. Stop it with your disgusting victim blaming!.