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A secular friend called me today. I stepped out of my google office. He spoke to me for 1 hour. He spoke about only one issue for all that one hour. This is how the conversation went:
He : How do you feel after smoking cigarettes caused fire that killed 130 people in Paris ?
Me : Sad, people are innocent. pointless killing.
He: What is your opinion on that?
Me: None.
He: Why do you say none?
Me: I already told. What do you think?
He: I feel very sad that all smokers are not strongly condemning extreme smoking.
Me: ok.
He: Look, I think all smokers should stand of and give voice against extreme smoking and puffing out the smoke in others face...
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Me: mhh..
He: I think the chief of smoking groups should stand up and announce that smoking to the extend of killing 130 people is bad.
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He: I know the smokers don't like extreme smoking but they are not condemning extreme smoking. are you listening to me? why are you not speaking?
Me: ok. what will happen if the moderate smokers speak up?
He: I don't know. But it bad that moderate smokers don't speak......
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... The biggest issue is, If moderate smokers don't loudly condemn, non smokers will believe that all smokers support extreme smoking.
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... The biggest issue is, If moderate smokers don't loudly condemn, non smokers will believe that all smokers support extreme smoking.
Me: why that is biggest issue? what will happen if non-smokers believe all smokers are bad?
He: I don't know. But they should not think like that.
Me: Why? what if they think all smokers support extreme smoking?
He: I don't know. But you see, it is sad.. May be that.. I think the smokers are feeling shame to talk about extreme smoking that is why they are not speaking up. Actually they don't support extreme smoking. ...
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but extreme smokers are not approved smokers. why you are not talking ?
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but extreme smokers are not approved smokers. why you are not talking ?
Me: ok
He: Being a skilled writer, you should write about this saying extremist smokers are different from normal smokers.
Me : Why?
He: I don't know. I think non-smokers should understand that not all smokers are bad.
Me: what will happen if they don't understand ?
He: I don't know. But if all non-smokers believe and understand that all smokers are not bad it is safe and good.
Me: For who it is safe? for who it is good? why?
He: I don't know. But why don't you write an article saying that only few extreme smokers are bad, others are good?
Me: Do you want me write that few extreme smokers are bad, but most extreme smokers are good?
He: No, you can write all extreme smoking is bad, but all smokers are good.
Me: Do you want me write that smokers are good in general, but extreme smokers are bad because smoking is dangerous?
He: No. Don't write smoking is dangerous. It will hurt smokers.
Me: Then what should I write?
He: just write extreme smokers alone are the problem and smokers hate them?
Me: Hate who? non-smokers or extreme-smokers?
He: (became angry and emotional) Please talk with sincerely . smokers don't hate anyone. they are peaceful. they hate only extreme smokers.
Me: Excuse me, did smokers say they hate extreme smokers?
He: No.. I don't know if they said. But they may be disliking them. That is what I want you to write.
Me: So you want me to write that smokers are good, but smoking is the issue?
He: No, write smoking is not the problem. smokers are good . extreme smoking is bad thing and smokers don't like it.
Me: Sorry, I believe smoking is the problem. not smokers. If smokers stop smoking there won't be many problems. So I will not write smoking is not dangerous.
He: how do you say smoking is dangerous?
Me: Because of smoking only extreme smoking happened.
He: No, smoking is peaceful. smoking will not cause extreme smoking. so should....
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Me: sorry, extreme smoker became one because of smoking. so I cannot say smoking is good. I can say some smokers are innocent. But they don't condemn extreme smokers because of smoking only. How can I say smoking is good then?
He: No .. smoking is good only.
Me: can you repeat?
He: smoking is good..
If you don't write it is ok. Don't say smoking is the reason because few extreme smokers created problems.
Me: ok. I will not write as you said it is ok. I have to go back to work.
He: Ok.. bye..
