Posts by Sacha
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I'll let people draw their own conclusions, but I'm not going to waste another moment arguing about this. Or about climate change. Or scientology for that matter.
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OnPoint: Sock-Puppeting Big Tobacco to…, in reply to Keir Leslie,
he'd have to pay for the extra years of super that his non-smoking is going to cost us
Why do people assume that we all stop contributing at age 65, or that you can even quantify the economics without some effort - and expertise? Though don't get me started on the crap assumptions in DALYs as a concept.
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OnPoint: Sock-Puppeting Big Tobacco to…, in reply to BenWilson,
The existence of individuals that are able to give up tobacco with ease doesn't really fit with the story of people suffering from a disease of the body and mind.
Logic like that is not helping your case.
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OnPoint: Sock-Puppeting Big Tobacco to…, in reply to BenWilson,
many people have willed away an addiction to smoking.
I don't know if the disease theory is correct, but I know that it is not proven correct, the alternatives have not been proven incorrect, and that the alternatives have some strong support.
That's the best answer I can really give to Sacha's question about addiction and choice. The answer is "medical opinions differ on the matter".
If you want to argue against the prevailing consensus of evidence you'll need to supply some of your own. Much like climate change. Arguing that "some doctors/scientists disagree" has been a well-documented and deliberate tactic of the tobacco industry for decades. You can do better.
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OnPoint: Sock-Puppeting Big Tobacco to…, in reply to Keir Leslie,
indisputably true
you might want to tone down your confidence level there
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OnPoint: Sock-Puppeting Big Tobacco to…, in reply to Keir Leslie,
it is nonsense to disagree
the moon is also made of cheese
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
just when does it become a criminal case?
When he becomes poor or brown. Not before.
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Simon Grigg,
the human and creative wreckage that the bandwagon jumpers created
I blame Roger the alien's infernal time-travelling cassette
though there were consequences..
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Simon Grigg,
Brigid said "Sounds like a drag show at Alfies
high five