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Originally Posted by Kean  If your uncle died of lung cancer, and you saw the pictures of a smokers' lungs and brain, wouldn't you feel a bit disgusted? Wouldn't you feel disgusted about smoking? Wouldn't it have the same impact on you as it had on me, that I decided to never smoke in my whole life?
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I know this isn't a discussion on smoking, but I'd like to toss this much out there...
I find it more interesting that people can look at a case of someone dying of lung cancer and feel compelled to share that with others, but can't look at a case where someone is, say, morbidly obese and not feel that same desire to share and to "help" others.
And I'm not defending smoking by any means. It's just, it seems like smoking has become the patsy for a lot of aggression with people and that most people aren't being truthful with themselves about why they feel compelled to intrude on people's personal lives (i.e. why they smoke) but only in one particular area. And those same people would worry about the person's feelings in they mentioned something like obesity.
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Originally Posted by Kean Don't you also expect people who are similar to you to reach similar conclusions as yourself? Similar beliefs, and, as a consequence, similar decisions? If they don't... don't you pause a while and wonder about the reason of the difference?
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The answer to your question is no, I don't. Being similar isn't necessary a garauntee that you can replicate behavior/beliefs.