Techno, I think I have to agree with Matt here. Usually you have really well thought out and reasonable debates, but in this thread, you`ve been oddly defensive and your arguments don`t hold much water.
You have every right to smoke, but you can`t keep imagining that it doesn`t hurt you and other people. I`ve sen the effects in my life. My mom`s dad died at about the age of 40. Why? Because he smoke and drank. My best friend couldn`t run a mile without stopping to walk. He was about 19 or 20 and trying to get into the army. He was mostly healthy, except for one thing. He smoked.
You have to keep in mind to that every person who is close to you when you smoke is inhaling second hand smoke, which has all kinds of negative effects, including death.
Passive smoking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You wanna smoke. Be my guest. But you gotta realize it`s nothing good. Just a habit or addiction.