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Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over five feet away. In fact, TV is probably the least physically harmful of all the narcotics known to man.

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The author is saying that watching TV from a normal distance does not physically harm the brain according to medical evidence. He also compares TV to drugs, suggesting it is less harmful to the body than any known narcotic.

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