{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Humanists Malta","provider_url":"https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/mt","author_name":"mhumanist","author_url":"https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/mt\/prml\/author\/mhumanist\/","title":"Slippery slopes are everywhere | Humanists Malta","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"i3nt9bRPFF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/mt\/prml\/2022\/uncategorized\/14947\/slippery-slopes-are-everywhere\/\">Slippery slopes are everywhere<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/mt\/prml\/2022\/uncategorized\/14947\/slippery-slopes-are-everywhere\/embed\/#?secret=i3nt9bRPFF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Slippery slopes are everywhere&#8221; &#8212; Humanists Malta\" data-secret=\"i3nt9bRPFF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","description":"We often hear of the \u2018slippery slope\u2019 in discussion of social issues. Some argue it is necessary to ban, rather than carefully regulate, eg recreational drug use or assisted dying, to avoid starting down this slope. If \u2018slippery slopes\u2019 are indeed a justification for bans, there is another to consider: that from relatively benign and [&hellip;]"}