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I do feel that this whole argument is sort of "playing on their territory", as it were. It seems to tacitly accept the premise that government should be monomaniacally maximising human longevity, rather than also valuing freedom and a little bit of fun.

If future research showed that moderate drinking was actually harmful, that still wouldn't be justification to ban anything.

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"The Good News About Booze" by Tony Edwards covers a lot of this.

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Couldn't agree more! The idea that drinking is bad for you is pure fake science. I have a minimum of two drinks a day and my life and health is so good, much better than everyone else's. Same with smoking. This Tim guy reminds me of all the squabbling anti-tobacco ideologues. No, smoking does not cause lung cancer. Yes, the hidden injection of artificial lab carcinogens during "routine bloodwork" while participating in a large government smoking study does. Use your brains people! They would rather murder their own citizens than allow people to enjoy the fine pleasure of smoking. Hitler was the first to say that tobacco is the red man's scourge upon the white man for the gift of hard liquor. Yes, that's right. The so-called scientific anti tobacco campaign is actually a racist crusade that began in nazi germany at nazi "science" institutions. Even to this day, nazi money continues to fund anti-tobacco. I have smoked unfiltered for 30 years and I feel amazing, I've never suffered a single negative side effect. I'm way healthier and more capable than anyone my age due to anti-aging supplements that have taken my blood all the way down to the blood of a 28 year old. For all those reading this... Try taking NMN! It will reverse the wear on your body.

Tobacco is good! Tobacco is not evil! Smoking DOES NOT CAUSE CANCER.

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