Jesse, you bring up an exceptional point. The nose out of joint, holier than thou fussbudgets who fake a cough when they even think they get a whiff of tobacco smoke don't know, and could care less, what pollutants they are creating for the rest of the world to enjoy. I love when innate hypocrisy and scientific ignorance pair up to make beautiful, harping music together.
Slate article on secondhand smoke
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There is a segment of humanity that feels compelled to imagine a Perfect World (whether it aligns with reality or not is irrelevant), and then do whatever they think is required to modify the behavior of Man to match that vision, whether Man likes it or not.
That group has always existed, and will only become louder and screechier as communication technology advances make their vision appear ever more attainable.
They are tireless. They are driven. They are like zombies that will never stop.
Welcome to post-industrial Planet Earth.
That group has always existed, and will only become louder and screechier as communication technology advances make their vision appear ever more attainable.
They are tireless. They are driven. They are like zombies that will never stop.
Welcome to post-industrial Planet Earth.
Bravo. This is so true, and it's a little frightening. It is getting harder and harder to distinguish today's acceptable behavior from what were once societal norms. The 'lines' seem to be getting blurrier, with right and wrong being constantly challenged to meet the needs of the moment.
My 4 y/o daughter recently grabbed my newest PAD release, like right out of the box on opening, and popped it right into her mouth with a smile. I felt conflicted...I really didn't want her to break it but good grief was she cute!!!!
I'm surprised they hired an former writer from Cato.org.
It's the old, "Correlation is not causation" thing. Many universities are running their computers on overdrive looking for things like this. When they land on one that looks sexy it goes straight to the media. Later, after it fails peer review there just might be a correction hidden somewhere. Either that, or the public just files the information away in their collective minds as an absolute truth.
Two greater failures of science are the rush to ban dietary fat and the misguided studies that showed high dose chemo was more effective than regular dose chemo for breast cancer. Both of those errors caused untold suffering and early deaths for thousands in the 70s and 80s. We can only wonder what accepted truths of today are tomorrow's blunders. There is a clue, I suppose. If you see a scientist testifying before Congress saying immediate action is needed, don't believe it. (Unless there is a flying saucer parked on the National Mall)
The referenced studies won't make much actual difference in any lives. From what I read here, smoking indoors is governed by wives, not science.
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