Smoking Kills

Well, I just feel like putting this here, as I find it a worthwhile read.
My friend recently posted a pro-smoking blog, and this is my response to it, translated to English:

"Sam said ...

I ABSOLUTELY do not agree with you. I think you know that already though.

Why you may I ask? Well, it is because then I would really offend someone who was a father-figure to me, someone I care a lot about.

My great-grandfather/uncle was a very famous man in the Philippines, because he was a successful journalist/writer. Billy Balbastro was his name, and at about your age, he began to smoke. He smoked until he was around 40, when he stopped because he had too many cases when he was taken to hospital. He could hardly breathe anymore. He had lung cancer. He died two years ago at the age of 67.

He regretted smoking completely. Why? Well, it took his life. He was very religious, and apologized to God several times. He asked about having more time or to undo everything. This cannot be done of course, so instead, he asked to die in peace on Mother Mary's day, a Saturday. That prayer, was answered.

Despite everything you said, smoking is a sin. You are destroying something sacred, something God has created. God's temple. Sure, you can certainly always say that there is insufficient evidence, but as I said before, it is not sufficiency that counts. That smoking already leads to bad consqeuences should suffice as a reason. God would not want to do something that would kill you - commit suicide?

Is to destroy the temple of God better than not being able to participate in some social communities? Is to calm onself temporarily, better than to remove several years of your life? Is it really worth it to throw away a gift received from God?"