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True, but doesn't the cultural context decide the starting list? Like the war on drugs, the people that empower WADA, really decide on the list. Taking something off the list that was once thought to be evil but science works out to be not evil is politically hard - because emotion and the want to sell newspapers. It's bad science but good business.
You're right though. If we are talking about the athlete (not me), that's their decision.
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WADA. By taking part in any mainstream sport, you are delegating authority to decide on these questions to WADA, whether you agree with them or not. If you disagree profoundly with WADA, put your energy into a sport which isn't governed by their <devil's advocate >arbitrary, poorly-evidenced, capricious, inconsistent</devil's advocate> rules.