don't cut yourself...

I guess it's preference, but a dull knife requires a lot more pressure to cut things. Even things like cutting tent string or preparing a fish (etc..) is safer using a sharp knife. the theory is, the sharper the knife, the less pressure you have to exert to cut something, thus, if you miss and end up cutting yourself, the cut won't be that bad because you weren't pressing that hard to begin with. I have only cut myself ONCE using a knife and it was a dull blade filleting a fish. The knife wouldn't easily run through the fish (because it was dull) so I had to use more pressure and move the knife around to get it to cut. Not only did I make a mess of my fish, but I slipped and cut my thumb. Thankfully it wasn't that bad, but if I was using a sharp knife, it wouldn't have happened. That's just my experience, I'm sure everyone has a bit different one.