Michael Crichton on the Unproven Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

Michael Crichton on the Unproven Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

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[Jonnymont]

He's spot on,

:( if only there were more people around like Crichton

[davros59]

"Passive smoking" in other words is a total lie, invented by health and safety agitators and connived in by the state in order to railroad through an iniquitous law by pretending it's about the "public interest".

[AussiePoker King]

Hitler was the one who said the people are too stupid to make decisions for themselves.

All hail Hitler?

[sofangelism]

I think it's appalling that he would minimize this issue to a group of young people who anyway are targeted by the tobacco industry.

And Surgeon General Dr. Koop certainly disagrees with him: profiles*nlm*nih*gov/ps/retrie­ve/Narrative/QQ/p-nid/85

Is it a coincidence that shortly after this interview Crichton died unexpectedly of throat cancer? michaelcrichton*com/aboutmicha­elcrichton-inmemoriam*html

"Woe to those who put a stumbling block before these young one." - JESUS CHRIST

[Ferntube123]

The point is that the only blame is on the cigarette and nothing else. Firsthand pollution couldn't cause any harm at all. How about when they burn pot groves to show them their loss; is that healthy? Do you drive a car? Yes, most everyone does. "Firsthand pollution" is there. How about that campfire or bbq could they give off any bad thing to breathe? All these things are just as bad but, over looked. We love them too much to be rid of them.

[quitsmokingtimeline]

The chance could be so small, however if one is constantly exposed to it that could be risks. So, non-smokers stay away from smokers and so as the smokers not to smoke near or around people who are non-smokers.

[cmenomo1]

And I just Love the way smokers get absolutly zero help with a very serious addiction 'well known killer'.. I also love that illegal immagrants are soon to be legalized in our "Great Nation".. & I love that 18yr olds can go Die in war but cannot drink wine legally?!?!

[cmenomo1]

Smokers should keep smoke away from non smokers.. Its respect and common courtesy.. And second hand smoke isn't worse than smoking!! Thats like saying u'll be higher than me after I hit thiz joint and blow it in ur face?! Really?!

[davros59]

Well Dr Crighton certainly doesn't think so.

You will find a list of scientists that disagree with the tobacco control industry tactics and ways here at tctactics/Critical_Scientists

And while you're there you can browse all sections of that wiki. The money stream page is quite an eye-opener.

[dave4248]

The contradiction of calling "second hand smoke" a carcinogen is this.....Nicotine is addictive, right? So if the smoke is strong enough to give a non smoker cancer, shouldn't it also be strong enough to get the non smoker addicted in the first place? They're not. We don't have thousands of non smokers suddenly getting the urge to light up. But we SHOULD if second hand smoke is so dangerous.

[intricatic]

The banning of nuisance things should be banned because it's a nuisance.

[Glasya666]

World Health Organization, U.S. National Institutes of Health, The CDC, the US Surgeon General, The U.S. National Cancer Institute,

The United States EPA, The California Environmental Protection Agency, The American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, The American Academy of Pediatrics, The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, and The United Kingdom Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health.