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| Chemophobia: Origins and Legislated Existence |
| 2018-09-13 |
| h/t Instapundit The origins of this post, at least, and the ones I have planned to follow on, stem in the recent decision by a court to fine the ever-livin’ daylights out of a company based not on science, but the science illiteracy of a judge and jury, and the politicization of science. I’m speaking, of course, of the ruling that accused Roundup of being a cancer-causing substance, |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 so, legit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-13 22:36 |
| #4 15,000 pounds of cranberries every day That may seem like a lot, but it works out to only c. 1500 gallons of juice. |
| Posted by: Chese Whise7426 2018-09-13 21:47 |
| #3 Here's a sample Cheaderhead They determined that the herbicide aminotriazole (C2H4N4) could create a thyroid issue which might cause cancer in rats. And then it was detected in some cranberry shipments. Now, scientists knew that rats are not little people, animal studies can only exclude causes of cancer and never show them, and they knew that the dose it took to create the thyroid issue that might create cancer in a rodent was equivalent to 15,000 pounds of cranberries every day for the entire lifetime of the animal |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-13 17:21 |
| #2 Let's be honest. A lot depends on just who is doing the study. If it's Greenpeace, then one milligram will kill everybody on the planet. If the company that makes it then it's as harmless as rain water. These studies IMO should be done by unbiased third parties |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2018-09-13 17:10 |
| #1 Well, if you don't like science, throw out DNA tests as well. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-13 08:22 |