I would like to point out that your belief that looking at a computer monitor can give you 'eye-cancer' is completely incorrect.. and practically impossible. A monitor doesn't give out any harmful wavelengths of light or has the ability to mutate cells. Looking at your screen for hours on end will, at worse, cause eye strain and probably make you need glasses.
My point is that you just presented something quite incorrect as an factual example, where you heard this concept isn't the point, but you seem to follow it on with your 'moderation is ok' idealogy.
Honestly, there is no 'moderate' amount that you can get away with from smoking. Every cigarette you take DOES put carcinogens into your body, kills cells inside your mouth and airways & raises your blood pressure - people don't need large quantities of cigarettes to damage themselves.
Just because somebody can resist a few the side-effects for a while doesn't mean that they should smoke, eitherway after constant smoking they will have problems with mucus, removing bacteria inside them and are at a massively high risk of cancer anyway. Also the crap that comes out put other people at risk as well.
It's like cutting yourself, every time you do so, you leave a scar. If you cut yourself 'moderately' (every few days), regardless of the size, it would still accumulate, if you cut yourself addictively then it would become increasingly obvious and would encourage the person to stop. People constantly think that 'small amounts' can't hurt them, because they can't macroscopically see the problems the present damage it is causing them.
Having NO cigarettes every once in a while is significantly better than having '1 in a while'. I can't think of a single good reason why stopping is bad thing and taking smoking ('moderately' or not) is beneficial. And the word 'overindulgence'? you make it sound as if its something that is to be enjoyed (at the petty cost of your health and pocket).
I smoked for a period of time which you would probably define as a 'moderate' amount, and now wish that I didn't. All I can tell from your point is that your trying to persuade people to believe that smoking is an okay thing to do with your body.
all that eye strain, and yes there are harmful wavelengths coming from a monitor, in very small amounts.... my pops is a surgeon and has told me that on several occassions, even showed me an article from a medical journal... I was in as much disbelief as you were from reading my statement.... but it does happen.
and FYI, carcinogens are in a lot of places, they are even found in hotdogs... I prefer the taste of clove cigarette or a good cigar over a hotdog anyday, too. having no hotdogs or fastfood is better for you, as well, but people indulge in it once in awhile... either for its conveince or taste.
that moderation is ok ideology has been working fine with me, I don't get easily winded, I don't get respitory sicknesses often, and I'm not waking up and having difficulty breathing. When I say moderation is ok and overindulgence is harmful, I'm not simply talking about cigarettes or impacting on your pocket. those 2-3 cigarettes on a typical day haven't screwed me over, and like I mentioned earlier, I lay low for at least the 3 day hump, I can drop the habit like I drop a deuce. Try eating a bunch of chocolate bars everyday and seeing if you don't gain weight.
I am not trying to persuade people into smoking, either, I'm not Mr. Marlboro Man or Joe Camel or even Mr. Cool... this isn't the 50's anymore... I apologize to you because you interpretted what I have been saying as a beneficiary advertisement, which it definitely is not.
All I have been saying is, that if you're a smoker, don't overindulge... don't go overboard. I am not going to stop you from smoking your cigarette as long as you do it in a courteous manner..
I like your scar simile, it's very true. then again, I am a very scarred person from all the crap that I do, and the one thing that I enjoy about my skin-related scars is that they all have interesting stories... scars also show that the body is not made of glass, it is a thing that can heal time and time again. speaking of, I would like to get a discussion going about medication, whether it be self-medication(such as cigarettes) or prescribed.
jwilso72you know what... I totally respect that you've been the most persistent with this debate.... I love debating, so much that I am going to pursue Law. This entire time, I've been bring up key points that the Big Tobacco Industry brings up as its counterpoints, and you know what, to the layman, these points are good enough to shut them up. It's good to see people stand up for their beliefs, it's even better to see them hold their ground.
