Why do you smoke?

[Blinger1]

It's weird seeing people who just turned 18 smoking while driving, it's like ugh

[FlyingJesus]

Stress causes more cancer than anything else. People in the south of France and across the mediterrannean live longer than we do despite drinking and smoking heavily being far more common, simply because they don't worry about everything the way we do

[Nixt]

Ah yes, smoking gives life an edge! I just injected myself with Acrylonitrile because it feels good, and hell, who cares if I'm only going to live 5 more seconds for the power rush, we only live once!

:rolleyes:

I don't smoke with the intention to die.

[sLaggings]

I don't smoke with the intention to die.

But you smoke knowing you're going to die, and really don't care when it is.

[Nixt]

But you smoke knowing you're going to die, and really don't care when it is.

Everyone knows they are going to die, and no I don't care when it is. That's not the same as intending to die, as I would be if I injected some random chemical ting.

[sLaggings]

Everyone knows they are going to die, and no I don't care when it is. That's not the same as intending to die, as I would be if I injected some random chemical ting.

You smoke because it's fun, knowing you could die in 2 seconds.
I pump myself up with gasoline because it's fun, knowing I could die in 2 seconds.

There's no difference.

[FlyingJesus]

Yeah there is, pumping yourself full of gasoline is dangerous then and there. I know McDonalds isn't good for me but I eat it anyway, I wouldn't say going to a fast food outlet is tantamount to filling yourself up on petrol though

[Nixt]

You smoke because it's fun, knowing you could die in 2 seconds.
I pump myself up with gasoline because it's fun, knowing I could die in 2 seconds.

There's no difference.

The difference being smoking won't cause an instant death and smoking has further benefits and enjoyment - which I mention in my first post - that injecting yourself does not.

[sLaggings]

Yeah there is, pumping yourself full of gasoline is dangerous then and there. I know McDonalds isn't good for me but I eat it anyway, I wouldn't say going to a fast food outlet is tantamount to filling yourself up on petrol though

Smoking just 1 cig can kill you in as little as a year later.

The difference being smoking won't cause an instant death and smoking has further benefits and enjoyment - which I mention in my first post - that injecting yourself does not.

Yeah, it won't cause an 'instant' death, but at the end, you're still either going to die instantly from gas intake or years down the road from lung cancer. Even if you're not going to die 'instantly', it's still killing you, just for some 'benefits and enjoyment'.

[Nixt]

1 Cigarette cannot cause death as little as one year later. Many people who smoke do not develop lung cancer, however it does increase the risk. I'm not saying that it won't one day kill me I am just saying your example of pumping gasoline into your veins is totally irrelevant.