as I pointed out in the first sentence of my first post, It was because I have a problem with the factual improbability of tobacco being the #1 killer on the planet (however if they said alcohol I might buy that considering its effects and contributions to driving accidents, Ie: the statistics can be supported by a vast array of hard evidence). Otherwise I agree 99% with the other things you said. Which I also already stated in said post.

Natural Tobacco with no additives is nowhere near as bad the stuff companies sell us now. Thats another good point.

Basically it all comes down to ALL of them are guilty equally yet tobacco gets blamed. That is my point. Were avoiding a more serious issue by just accepting those stats and ignoring the greater harm of widespread worldwide pollution. A smoker doesnt produce enough tonnage even in a year of chain smoking compared to most cars after a week even. It's really no surprise when you think about it. Smoking is limited by human breathing, vehicular and industrial by product pollution isnt limited by anything other than fuel(as they are so widespread at any given time thousands if not millions are going at any one time).

Thats my whole point, just expounding upon my disagreement with your one statistic thats all. I'm not opposing legalization etc or anything of such a sort. Just the greater problem of people ignoring the overall issues and instead blaming tobacco for any lung issues. It just bothers me like I mentioned about religion , instead of fixing the problem they're basically just sweeping it under the rug and putting their fingers in their ears saying "lalallalalalala". (like religious people when confronted about their religions origins, ie: what other religion it was actually based on for example christianity has roots in babylonian egyptian sumerian mythology etc.)

I like Panacea's not Placebo's hope that clears up my point.

Basically it all comes down to exposing one fraud while not seeing the larger one connected. (usually the things people get labelled as "wingnuts" or tinfoil hat wearer's etc), The word conspiracy no longer conjures up images of people actually planning others harm for most it conjures up the image of the loner who's a bit wacko. Unfortunately in no way shape or form do they not exist. After all many government officials are convicted (never the important ones of course) as well as commercial exec's in trying to cover up certain things.

Heck some people still dont believe in aliens despite NASA and over 50% of astronaut's going public over the years , not to mention declassified files exposed by the freedom of information act. But hey facts have no place in the real world these days

(most of that rant wasnt aimed in anyway at ya blue, I just tend to ramble when baked going off on tangents and such)