My philosophy is that if there is a great debate between two choices that never seems to be resolved, it probably doesn't matter much and do what ever is easier/makes you more happy.
Probably, but I feel I should point out the other possibility, which is that there is the true option, and the option that people _want_ to be true. But since, in the case of alcohol, there is great disagreement about which option people want to be true even, that's probably not the case here.