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Appologies, KMA. To be perfectly clear you insinuated that secondhand smoke in the home was not as harmful as smoke in public places (where you seem to feel that there is little damage occurring) which indicated to me that no harm must be occurring if it is less than a small amount. However, no, you did not specifically state that smoking in the home isn't harmful.
As to the challenges, I think that it matters a great deal who challenges the studies. The EPA study was thoroughly peer reviewed and the "peers" have very little to gain other than the truth, whereas the tobacco companies are protecting their most rudimentary interest, it's quite clear why they would object. Really at this point your holding onto that single study as "evidence" that the detrimental effects of smoking are false is like charging the 82nd armored with a musket. The evidence is overwhelming.
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--Sam Harris
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