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longbough, he's agreeing with you. maximusveritas called your case reasonable, and I agree. It was Michael Crichton's case that was absurd and shameless. The EPA makes mistakes all the time. The fact that the EPA made a mistake does not change the fact that the article above is fillied with exagerations and erronious information. The EPA was wrong, but smoking is still dangerous and can be very harmful to a persons health. My Aunt died of cancer from smoking. My Uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer despite never actually smoking a cigarette (or being involved in any other high risk activity or vocation that is associated with lung cancer, such as working around dangerous inhalants or a lot of dust). If you ask his doctor, someone who knew him quite well and has all the test from over the years, he will tell you that my Uncle died from second hand smoke. I don't know if second hand smoke kills 3000 people a year. I do know beyond a reasonable doubt that it killed my uncle. That is enough proof for me that at least one person died from second hand smoke. This opens up the possibility that second hand smoke kills more.
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