Welcome to the NHK! - one of the most hilarious anime I've seen.
Durarara - By the same author and studio that did Baccano! Tougher to get into I think but another great anime.
Planetes - Pretty much a anime sitcom about trash men...in space! Funny as often as it is thought provoking. Key thing is character development with this one.
Gungrave - First episode makes it seem like just another science fiction anime but at least wait until the second episode before you judge this one. Probably the best mob story in anime.
Paranoia Agent - Like this one just because of how creepy and bizarre it is.
[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] And that is just a difference in semantics. You made it seem in your post that in 1964 the Surgeon General was denying the danger of tobacco. The biggest problem with tobacco is not that it is addicting, but the very serious long term health effects that it has on the human body; i.e. cancer, respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, ect. -Sun_Tzu-
Im sorry if thats how you misinterpreted it but the point of bringing that up was that you shouldn't believe every scientific study you read about. Like nicotine not being an addictive substance.
What's the difference between a habituation and an addiction?
Habituation is the decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to a conditioned stimulus.
Addiction is being abnormally dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.
Edit: Either way your missing the whole reason I put that in my post. If you would read the rest you would realize that this was just being used asan example and we are sowly derailing this thread pursuing this discussion.
This is incredibly misleading. The 1964 Surgeon General's Report simply called it a "habit" instead of an addiction. It is only a semantic difference. But what that report is famous for is that it was the first official declaration made by the US government in relation to the negative health effects of tobacco smoking.
-Sun_Tzu-
It is in no way misleading It insisted that the "tobacco habit should be characterized as an habituation rather than an addiction." They denied nicotine being an addictive substance. Its not misleading
And that is just a difference in semantics. You made it seem in your post that in 1964 the Surgeon General was denying the danger of tobacco. The biggest problem with tobacco is not that it is addicting, but the very serious long term health effects that it has on the human body; i.e. cancer, respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, ect.
Im sorry if thats how you misinterpreted it but the point of bringing that up was that you shouldn't believe every scientific study you read about. Like nicotine not being an addictive substance.
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