Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
Ahh, but the need to strive for the things we wish for drives the human soul, and fuels the human experiment.

Would you agree that without need, we would never seek to improve our selves?
No. Humans are fueled by wants, not by needs. Certainly the desire to smoke is a want. It is not a need.
Those who have all of their needs met will still have wants. This is part of the human condition. It is wanting to learn that fuels science, the want of an easier life, technology.

However, not all wants are so productive. Wanting to smoke most certainly is not. Wanting may lead us to some of our greatest achievements, but it can also lead us to the depths of depravity, or to a slow, agonizing death.