tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post522281955460611334..comments2024-03-18T03:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: CautionEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-74544457994923511332013-01-04T18:38:31.808-05:002013-01-04T18:38:31.808-05:00The real problem is that some "issues" (...The real problem is that some "issues" (including something as "simple" as food allergies) may be extremely difficult to identify as a potential problem and even more difficult to "prove" (which is why a statement like "it's not like no one has tried to prove the dangers of GMOs" may not be particularly meaningful)<br /><br />In many cases, the latter can only be done through epidemiological studies involving large numbers of people (trying to account for all the other possibly confounding factors).<br /><br />No small endeavor.<br /><br />And needless to say, actually <i>relying</i> on such studies to show harm is a very bad way to approach public safety issues,not least of all because there is often a lot of uncertainty associated with them (and hence room for denial of the results on the part of the GMO companies).<br /> <br />~@:>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-23160084344203379072013-01-04T11:09:28.498-05:002013-01-04T11:09:28.498-05:00I added an update to talk about the "caution&...I added an update to talk about the "caution" point.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-9905424428861754022013-01-04T02:12:33.407-05:002013-01-04T02:12:33.407-05:00So "gas lead" is down 90% from its peak ...So "gas lead" is down 90% from its peak but violent crimes are down 40%. Assuming the correct physiological connection, is the lead from coal burning making up the difference?<br /><br />Also studied for decades have been the negative effects of poor general nutrition (devoid of toxicity issues) on pre- and postnatal developing human brains. Note that the affluent USofA does not escape the personal and societal effects of this physiological mental debilitation caused by shortage of essential nutrients at critical times in development. (How is that Planned Parenthood, WIC, etc. funding faring in the "family values" congress?)<br /><br />(This is not, in any way, to be taken as support of the false promise of GMOs.)<br /><br /><br />John PumaJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479974040070719985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50167132761623489042013-01-03T22:29:45.304-05:002013-01-03T22:29:45.304-05:00PS - A prof I TAed for suggested that, considering...PS - A prof I TAed for suggested that, considering Midgley's involvement with lead and Freon, and the means of his untimely death, there should be an effect named after him.badger badger badgerhttp://badgerbadgerbadger.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-36808561560553047892013-01-03T22:23:17.641-05:002013-01-03T22:23:17.641-05:00C'mon, it's not as if everybody knew that ...C'mon, it's not as if everybody knew that the chemical stability of PCBs and CFCs made them mostly harmless, at least until after the horses had escaped and bred their own feral herd.badger badger badgerhttp://badgerbadgerbadger.com/noreply@blogger.com