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<blockquote data-quote="KoG Unstable" data-source="post: 212620" data-attributes="member: 32786"><p>Here's the thing about that - do your research. There has never been an unbiased study done on smoking and it's effects. It's exaggeration. Our air is polluted with so many things already. Ever watched the contrails come out of an airplane? Where do you think that stuff ends up? How much exhaust comes out of all the cars in the world? How much poison do factories emit out of their smoke stacks? What about all the other toxins leaked into the ground or placed into landfills (things like paint, motor oil, etc.) or the other miscellaneous waste products created by the many many MANY various industries out there? The process of tanning leather, the process of bleaching paper, things like that all make a significant impact. What about all the stuff related to our food, whether it's the chemicals used on our plants or the hormones and other additives given to the animals we consume? Ever seen one of the reports done on tap water? Most of it contains anything from pharmecuticals to minerals to, and I'm dead serious here, mild levels of radiation. All that adds up. Smoking is an exaggerated scapegoat.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Example: My father smoked like a chimney since he was 13. He died of prostate cancer which had metastasized throughout his body. Six days before he passed he had just recently undergone another scan - his lungs were the least affected, and the cancer had only shown up in his lungs earlier year. Mind you, HE HAD CANCER FOR 12+ YEARS. He never had a problem breathing, and smoking most certainly did NOT kill him.</p><p> </p><p>Be careful what you believe when it comes to scientific research. Statistical data can (and often is) manitupated to say something that the raw science might not be saying. Fact. I wish it wasn't...</p><p> </p><p>So, again, it all comes down to personal choice. Let smokers so what they want and where they want (within reason) ESPECIALLY if you're going to tax them blind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KoG Unstable, post: 212620, member: 32786"] Here's the thing about that - do your research. There has never been an unbiased study done on smoking and it's effects. It's exaggeration. Our air is polluted with so many things already. Ever watched the contrails come out of an airplane? Where do you think that stuff ends up? How much exhaust comes out of all the cars in the world? How much poison do factories emit out of their smoke stacks? What about all the other toxins leaked into the ground or placed into landfills (things like paint, motor oil, etc.) or the other miscellaneous waste products created by the many many MANY various industries out there? The process of tanning leather, the process of bleaching paper, things like that all make a significant impact. What about all the stuff related to our food, whether it's the chemicals used on our plants or the hormones and other additives given to the animals we consume? Ever seen one of the reports done on tap water? Most of it contains anything from pharmecuticals to minerals to, and I'm dead serious here, mild levels of radiation. All that adds up. Smoking is an exaggerated scapegoat. Personal Example: My father smoked like a chimney since he was 13. He died of prostate cancer which had metastasized throughout his body. Six days before he passed he had just recently undergone another scan - his lungs were the least affected, and the cancer had only shown up in his lungs earlier year. Mind you, HE HAD CANCER FOR 12+ YEARS. He never had a problem breathing, and smoking most certainly did NOT kill him. Be careful what you believe when it comes to scientific research. Statistical data can (and often is) manitupated to say something that the raw science might not be saying. Fact. I wish it wasn't... So, again, it all comes down to personal choice. Let smokers so what they want and where they want (within reason) ESPECIALLY if you're going to tax them blind. [/QUOTE]
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