The lung photos posted were not statistics. The people that died from smoking became statistics.
Do you know the percentage of non-smokers from non-smoking households who got lung cancer?
Do you know the percentage of smokers who ever get lung cancer?
Why would a REAL scientist rely on statistics, instead of doing REAL science?
Why does one governor want to raise taxes on smoking to help her state's school budget?
Where do you get off regulating private legal behavior and taxing it to the skies? Why don't you try to have it banned, if it's such a health problem? Why aren't you going after the fast-food joints as well? The number of people dying from obesity is now equal to the number of people dying from so-called smoke related illnesses, and will soon surpass them. Why aren't you going after fatties, with their increased levels of heart disease, diabetes, joint disease, circulatory illnesses, BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, etc? Those are clear evidentiary links!