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I smoke because... I don't smoke because...
Debate Score:57
Arguments:55
Total Votes:59
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Why do you/don't you smoke?

Why do you or don't you smoke cigarettes? This isn't a debate on whether they should be banned or not, the answer is no, so don't even start.

Personally I smoke because it looks cool and I enjoy doing it. Simple. 

I smoke because...

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I don't smoke because...

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I started because I was doing too much alcohol and MDMA, and cigarettes compliment those drugs enormously. I kept smoking once I laid off the junk because it's enjoyable, it's a fun social activity, and an effective stress reliever.

Side: I smoke because...

I feel I should add my argument seeing as, well... I can.

I originally started smoking when I was 16, and I only started because everyone else was doing it and it looked 'cool'. Personally yes, I do think it looks cool, but that's pretty subjective in its own right. I was doing it for about six months before I quit, and then started up again a year later.

The second time around I just smoked when I drank. Subsequently I was always drinking, so I got addicted to them :P

Now I don't mind smoking; it's relaxing, a nice social activity, and it's great to have one after work or school to release any kind of stress.

Yeah it's bad for you, but so is junk food. Sue me.

Side: I smoke because...
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I smoke because it gives me something to do in my spare time. I dont like to smoke because it is addictive, makes you smell, and is expensive.

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helvha(9) Disputed
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so,, it's not good to smoking ,, right...??

can make you smell , and spent much money !!!

Side: I don't smoke because...
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I smoke because I'm addicted. I started smoking because of peer pressure. I think most people will answer the same, if they would admit it.

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ChadOnSunday(1863) Clarified
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I had my first cigarette alone. No peers to pressure. Most of the smokers I know will not bum out a cigarette to someone who want's to try their first cigarette, probably because they don't want to be accountable if that one cigarette turns into a landslide addiction, but I think this is ridiculous. People make their own decisions, especially regarding cigarettes in a day and age where everyone is constantly reminded of the adverse health effects of smoking, and trying to dump blame on your peers is a cop out. You smoke because you chose to, and you continue to smoke because you choose to.

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This is not a "I smoke because..." response, but it's a post on topic:

I think it's silly people are so concerned about second hand smoke given all the air pollution already around; if I put my mouth around a cigarette and drag, regularly, I'll be dead in many years, but if I put my mouth around the tailpipe of a car and inhale, I'm dead in seconds. Spending a week in Tijuana or Tehran has got to be equivalent to smoking at least a pack. When I visited China, smog was pooling on the ceiling of the 2 story hotel lobby, yet people still cough at me when they walk by while I'm smoking.

I think it's ridiculous that anti-smoking propaganda get's so much face time on TV and on billboards and bus stops, depicting the absolute worst case scenario a smoker can face, while other serious health concerned get passed over. Like in countries that force cigarette companies to print images of lung and mouth cancer on their packs; you don't see an image of a morbidly obese person getting nasty liposuction on the burger you are trying to buy, you don't see someone choked out on their own vomit on the beer you are trying to buy, you don't see an image of a truncated, mashed corpse on the car you are trying to buy, and you don't see an image of terminal skin cancer at the beach you are trying to go tan at. You don't see propaganda depicting these things and bashing their causes nearly as often as you do with smoking.

Side: I smoke because...
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I smoke because I enjoy it.

Since abusing tobacco can be bad for my health I have some simple rules that I like to follow. I do not smoke unless I am actively maintaining good cardiovascular health. I only smoke good quality rolling and pipe tobacco. I only smoke one rolled cigarette per day, if that; most days I do not smoke at all. When I go camping I enjoy one bowl of pipe tobacco per day, if that. If I am around people I ask them if they would mind if I smoke before I smoke. If I am politely asked to put out my smoke, I usually will or I would relocate. If I am rudely invited to put out my smoke, I politely decline. I have these rules because I want good health while enjoying tobacco, to be a respectful citizen, and so I am not a slave to tobacco.

To those of you who smoke and throw their cigarette butts... You are being a bastard. Put out your cigarette and throw them away in the trash.

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I smoke because its relaxing...period. I don't smoke regularly. The highest amount of cigs I've had in a day was 5. On average I smoke far less than a cigarette per day. I only do it socially or when I've been out of weed for a couple days or more. The people on this thread that say that smoking AT ALL proves you aren't "healthy minded" or are taking a stupid risk are simply filled to the brim with propogandic nonsense..from the government, their families etc. In fact, there actually are health benefits to smoking infrequently. You are at a lower risk for developing certain tumors, stomach conditions etc. Smoking tobacco every once in a while is just fine, unless you have a tendency to get addicted to things easily. Be your own judge. There's a simple rule for all things: Enjoy In Moderation. Whether it's sunlight, alcohol, weed, sex or computer games. It doesn't matter.

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because i know that high is still there somewhere......

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I started because stress and social reasons. Now I do it because I enjoy it. Love smoke breaks at work.

Side: I smoke because...
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Too many disadvantages. Long term and short term health concerns, cost, addiction/dependence, appearance and smell issues, location limitation (not just legally), exposure to others, etc.... all for a little bit of relaxation?

I'd rather relax without all those disadvantages and I have countless options for doing so.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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i don't smoke because , smoking is not useful,,, i believe it.

if we are smoking, it means that our money is spend wastefully.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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smoking kills you, i would never smoke, its also unattractive

Side: I don't smoke because...
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its also unattractive

Don't you watch the cigarette commercials? Smoking gets you all the girls.

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Smoking ruins the person doing it. Physically and mentally. A healthy minded person does not smoke in the first place.

If you do it to lessen stress then you should really find other ways, especially a means every living person owns - one's own mind. Perhaps look within yourself and see what caused it and control it... Is it really that difficult to use your own mind, to think, to control your emotions, stress, inner balance?

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A healthy minded person does not smoke in the first place

That's like saying a healthy minded person never eats junk food, or sunbathes. You can have a healthy mind and body and still make decisions that don't necessarily contribute to that state of being.

Perhaps look within yourself and see what caused it and control it... Is it really that difficult to use your own mind, to think, to control your emotions, stress, inner balance?

No, but external problems are often addressed with external solutions. Events apart from myself are the root cause of most of my stress, not internal emotions.

But that's not the reason I smoke cigarettes, just a useful byproduct of smoking, like how I smoke marijuana for fun but have also found it can help me sleep, if I'm having trouble sleeping.

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nummi(1432) Disputed
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That's like saying a healthy minded person never eats junk food, or sunbathes.

Eating junk food is unhealthy, which means a healthy minded person won't eat it.

Sun is good for the skin although not in too large amounts.

You can have a healthy mind and body and still make decisions that don't necessarily contribute to that state of being.

Decisions that are unhealthy for the health are bad one's, hints at having a unhealthy mind.

No, but external problems are often addressed with external solutions.

Smoking is not a solution because it does more damage than good.

If not smoking causes stress than that's an indicator of an unhealthy mind.

I have my own causes of stress and I deal with them by pinpointing the cause and why it would cause it, then sort of accept it, let it go, see how pointless it is, etc. And then the issue goes away or stays under my own control.

Events apart from myself are the root cause of most of my stress, not internal emotions.

If you see something you disagree with it causes negative emotions and can change your mood for the worse, which lead to stress. Stress is caused by emotions and moods which themselves can have an external cause. If you deal with your emotions and determine the source of your mood, you deal with your stress.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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A healthy minded person does not smoke in the first place.

This is the only part of your argument that really shits me off. Just because someone smokes it doesn't make them mentally unhealthy.

Side: I smoke because...
nummi(1432) Disputed
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You are saying a mentally healthy person would knowingly damage him/herself? I think not.

People can be mentally unhealthy and still be smart in some areas. I've known a few who are smart in physics, for example, and they smoked, probably still do. All the while knowing that smoking is bad for health. Clearly showing they do not care about their own health.

If you know that something is bad for you and you still do it there's something awry in your nut.

Side: I don't smoke because...

I don't smoke cigarettes because there's no point. I did for a while, but I just didn't see any reason to, so I stopped, and haven't had one in about a year and a half, don't plan on it again. It doesn't make me happy, I don't think it's cool, and it was bad for me.

However, there are many things you can smoke that do have positives. I'm happy doing weed, sheesha, dokha, in moderation, as they all have some sort of benefit, which I see as 'worth it' overall.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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no case can prove to the smoker that smoke brings the benefits..

Side: I don't smoke because...

I started smoking junior year and smoked till senior year, i first smoked a ciggarette every couple to a few months, i then started smoking more and more frequently till i was smoking between 3-5 everyday, i quit cold turkey new years eve of this year, and after a couple weeks or so i felt no need to smoke practically, every once in a while i see someone pull out a ciggarette i think how i miss it a little, but the reason i quit is how quickly addictive it is, its an accelerating addiction, the longer you smoke the faster and faster you're addiction to it becomes it feels like, unlike other addictions. Admittingly I smoked a few months later visiting a friend i known since 4th grade up in flagstaff in celebration of my visit, after that i had no need to smoke again, a few months later a friend that moved away to Texas moved back and we hung out a "ramen night" (night where kids from anime club at my high school, i just got done with, hang out) and it was all the older kids, and i smoked then in celebration of my friends return, and i wound finding myself someone who can smoke once in a blue moon, but it doesn't bother me cause it means im in pretty good control of my habit, but sooner or later i should probably quit for good, idk. I think majority of people have a hard time controlling the addiction of ciggarettes cause it is more addictive than most hard-core drugs, not that its worse for your health but it is more addictive. my brother did all sorts of hardcore drugs in his youth and he has quit them all turning his life around, and claims that ciggarettes are the hardest thing for him to quit. I still technically smoke but i would be on the side of not smoking ciggarettes, another reason i liked to smoke was because it would boost your effect when smoking marijuana.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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It would ruin my future, and life is good for me at the moment.

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I don't smoke because it practically slowly killing yourself. Why smoke when you know your slowly your life is going to diminish. It doesn't make sense. Also when you smoke you can get lung cancer and you will have trouble breathing due to the tar that you inhale through the cigarettes.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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Smoking is injurious to health.Also passive smoking is more harmful.

Smoking is Injurious to Health
Side: I don't smoke because...
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Well, i'm 14, so that might be why..? Anyway, of course smoking is bad, but we shouldn't censor it. I'm not sure if any one else has experienced this, but at our local shops where i live, they have a curtain covering the cigarettes. If you want one, you'll say the brand name, they guy will sneakily open the curtains very quickly and get it to you before anyone else can see. This is ridiculous. I'm not saying lets all go back to the sixties and have our GP's recommending we smoke Camel, just loosen up a little bit! The only reason cigarettes aren't illegal, is because the government is scraping money of the industry. Of course, it doesn't care about the public health, just wants more money.

Side: I don't smoke because...
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Because you could die , smoking kills. Its not cool for people that are secretly doing it in high school (college) , society stinks .

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Smoking is....

Unattractive

Not cool

Harmful

Disgusting

Weird

Gross

Smoking just decreases your life. Why are you doing this to yourself just to look cool? You can look cool by being rich, not by killing yourself. I feel sorry for you. Good luck...

Side: I don't smoke because...
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You can look cool by being rich, not by killing yourself.

You are slowly dying right now as we speak, and there is no proof that smoking kills you, only that it can shorten your life span.

Also everything you listed prior is subjective to opinion.

Side: I smoke because...
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I don`t smoke because it can effect you, friends and your family. You can get lung cancer from smoking, and there is more than 200 known posions in smoke. Reapting I DON`T SMOKE

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