It also refers to the plugin, so again, do I need those?
In my replies above, I think I referred to the plugin as addon. I guess I should have stayed with plugin to avoid confusion.
How do you know there is nothing malicious in something as complex as http://bxslider.com/js/jquery.min.js ?
I don't, I rely on my security software. To me, it is a matter of living dangerously or not at all.