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Health,
I’m not a victim. Nor am I afraid of your hyperbole.
Viewers that are willing to actually go through the entire thread here, would realize that’s my response about the right to smoke came with the backdrop of people like Health, claiming that second-hand smoke is akin to assault or even attempted murder.
As I’ve posted before, although according to Jewish law most rabanim strongly discourage smoking, most agree it’s not completely forbidden. https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/isnt-smoking-אסור#post-1540415
I despise the smell of smoke. I’ve never smoked a day in my life. No one in my immediate family smokes. I have no skin in the game.
When discussing something intelligently, emotion shouldn’t play a role. This is a question of whether or not something is permissible according to Jewish law, and what’s the stablished thing it is, how to deal with Society.
Of course you shouldn’t be a nuisance to others. The question is if you have the right to impose your idea of what’s considered being nice on others. They obviously have an addiction. That’s why they smoke. It’s sad, but that’s the way it is. Not allowing them to smoke in public places is more harmful to them than it is to you.
Health, although you like to portray yourself as a health professional, the fact is this issue has nothing to do with science. It’s your personal feelings in the matter and frankly, you’re wrong.
In a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, headlined “No Clear Link Between Passive Smoking and Lung Cancer” the study proves that second hand smoke, contrary to popular belief, does not cause lung cancer. The only slight statistical increase in lung cancer caused by second-hand smoke, were people living in houses where people smoked constantly. But the increase was so nominal, it’s not considered statistically important. Being exposed to secondhand smoke occasionally has absolutely nothing to do with lung cancer. It’s free to read the study, I’d urge you to read it on your own.