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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | If you believe it... If you believe that cell phones cause cancer, than you need to get rid of and never go near the following items:
Cell phones, cordless phones, TVs, DBS dishes, XM or Sirius radios, any two-way radios, FM, AM or SW radios, microwave ovens, wireless routers and APs, RF remote controls (including the remote that unlocks your car), and (in my case) my local ISP's giant wireless AP on the hill whose signal blankets the entire town!
If a 1 or 2 watt cell phone causes cancer, the world would look like Stephen King's The Stand right now from 1000 watt microwave ovens! I know, microwave ovens are contained in Faraday cages, but at 1000X the power of a cell phone, IMHO they emit as much if not more RF than a cell phone.
Honestly folks, devices are emitting radio signals all around us constantly. Choosing not to use cell phones for fear of cancer is like choosing to smoke 19 cigarettes a day in stead of 20, thinking it is that 20th one that will give you cancer.
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 lrtc6
join:2004-06-05
Toronto | I know what you are saying that it’s all around us. But it’s like saying who cares I’m exposed from other forms of radiation. By that logic then smog is bad right I can’t avoid it, so is smoking so it’s ok to start smoking because I’m going to be exposed to bad air quality anyways. Another example is that fat is in all foods there is nothing I can do about that so I guess it’s ok to eat McDonalds and super size everything. I’m going to eat fat either way right?
You can’t avoid these things but you can limit yourself to them. You don’t have to be paranoia about them either. External sources or radiation such as satellite communication and even cell towers aren’t that bad. As the signal propagates air, foliage, other signal and their harmonic resonance will all interfere with the signal and it will degrade the signal strength very rapidly. If you talk on your phone for 3 hours a day and the antenna is only 0.5 inches away from your head, I would tend to think it might affect you in some way. There have been other studies about cell phone use with different conclusions. I’m not saying that everyone should stop using them but I think moderation is the key. | |
 swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | reply to PolarBear03
Obviously if all EMF radiation caused illness, the causal link would have been noticed and verified long ago. If it were even a lesser but still definite relationship like "all EMF radiation of a certain frequency always causes a certain health effect", that too would be relatively obvious and detected and verified by now.
So if you're attributing such simplistic positions to those you criticize, you're either setting up a strawman or mistaking what it is they suggest. The idea is something more like subtle or long-term effects in susceptible individuals, from certain kinds of exposure. This kind of possibility has not been ruled out.
I'm not claiming that such a hypothesis is correct. All I'm saying is that it's illogical to reason, "everyone is exposed to radio waves all the time, and most people don't get cancer, and in those who do it is often traceable to other causes - therefore all EMF radiation is always safe for everyone". | |
 Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | reply to lrtc6
The point he is trying to get across to those who cry and complain about being exposed to radiation have no real clue of what they are being exposed too. He is not saying that it's ok but, simply making you aware of such things. | |
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