[ RadSafe ] Mangano's New Study

[Flood, John]

I've been posting this message intermittently for about ten years now -
the major problem we have with discussing radiation and its effects with
the anti's is that we are talking about science and they are talking
about religion.  They BELIEVE - they have FAITH - they know in their
hearts that every photon is a killer.  Physics, biology, and medicine
are irrelevant. And anyone who dares to oppose their beliefs gets
treated the way any zealot treats a blasphemer.

John R. (Bob) Flood
Radiological Health
Nevada Test Site
(702) 295-2514 
-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Sandy Perle
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 7:09 AM
To: 'John Jacobus'; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Mangano's New Study

John makes a good point. No matter what political or other persuasion
one
subscribes to, the fact for the majority is that they do believe what
they
preach, and it's not just an agenda or that they're playing a devil's
advocate role to further the debate. They truly believe what they
preach. As
I mentioned previously, Dick Toohey gives an excellent presentation
titled,
Why No One Believes Us: Cognitive Neuroscience and Radiation Risk. It
provides excellent examples and factors for this reality.

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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf
Of John Jacobus
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:38 AM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Mangano's New Study

Why do you think they have a "left-wing extremist
ideology?"  Is it possible they believe the data is
true?  If so, then all the arguements and explanations
you present will not change their minds.  

I would suggest reading "Why People Believe Weird
Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other
Confusions of Our Time,"  
http://www.amazon.com/People-Believe-Weird-Things-Pseudoscience/dp/08050
7089
3/ref=sr_1_1/103-7576284-3301444?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183469614&sr=8-1



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