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Accusers depend on "Can't prove the negative" to sow FUD

The Luddites always fall back on the old tried and true tactic of making accusations and then demanding the government, health authorities, wireless firms, etc prove that no harm can be possibly be done ever. »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_proof

In other words:
Accuser: "I say that WiFi harms me. Now prove it doesn't."

The only thing that scientists can do is prove that it HASN'T HARMED anyone. They can't prove that it will never harm anyone, but that is what the Luddites demand.
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permalink · 2007-10-13 12:49:48 · Print ·

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Re: Accusers depend on "Can't prove the negative" to sow FUD

Well, I can't claim to be a "luddite" such as you are denouncing. I'm more of a skeptical, scientifically-minded citizen who's probably better informed than the average.

As such, I'd like to see some studies that are free from conflicts of interest. This would rule out sponsors or researchers who are, or have some financial or career interest or dependence on:

I suspect that there is little scientific literature in existence today, on the subject of radio frequency effects, that is free from such conflicts of interest (and likely causes or bias or concealment).

permalink · 2007-10-13 14:36:52 · Print ·

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Re: Accusers depend on "Can't prove the negative" to sow FUD

Let's see, would you have preferred a world free of electricity (because electricity has indeed killed some people) or automobiles (which also sometimes kill people) or grape crushers (which also sometimes kill people) or tools (which also sometimes kill people) or man-made fire (which also sometimes kills people)?

The true nature of Luddites is that they seek to escape both all risk and all possibility of making a wrong decision. They abhor not only novelty, but also choice.

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permalink · 2007-10-16 14:09:35 · Print ·

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