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Originally Posted by James81  I think the use of the word "stupid" is a poor choice for what you are making it mean. I disagree with you that intelligence factors into the choice of smoking. Some of the brightest, most intelligent people in the world smoke/have smoked. And using the word "stupid" for such choices does carry the implication of a lack of intelligence for making such a choice.
I'm not sure what a better word would be for what you are describing, but I simply disagree that intelligence plays any kind of a factor into the decision to smoke. |
Some of the brightest, most intelligent people in the world have made
lots of choices I consider to be stupid or lacking intelligence. Including me!
It's not (necessarily) that the person is stupid or lacks intelligence.
I get that you disagree with me, and that's ok. All is well!