That's your view, and I'm not surprised. I'd suspect it's the view of anyone who subscribes to the faulty slippery slope theory. However, slippery slopes aren't assured in the real world, and Jim is sticking to an intellectually consistent, real world argument. You might not agree, but that makes his argument no less sound.

It would do you good to remember that.

That isn't to say that I personally agree with Jim, however. I don't.