[ RadSafe ] Drawing the line between science and pseudo-science. (was Rational Thought)

[Bob Cherry]

And finally, from Dade Moeller in the November 1995 issue of the HPS
Newsletter:

But perhaps the most important
impact on me of the principles laid
down by Dr. Sternglass bas been the
changes that I have recently made in
my diet.
For many years, I loved pickles..
morning, noon, and night. Never
again! For those not in the know I
should point out that, following the
Sternglass principles, epidemiologists
have uncovered a range of significant
ill health effects of pickles.. For
example:
. 99 % of all people who die from
cancer can be shown to have eaten
pickles at some time in their lives;
. 98 % of all people involved in
automobile accidents have been shown
to have eaten pickles within 14 days
preceding the accident;
. 94 % of the juvenile delinquents
(with apologies to the late Dr. Goldin)
come from homes in which pickles are
frequently served;
. 100% of all pickle eaters born
between 1900 and 1910 have wrinkled
skin, grey hair, brittle bones, and
failing eyesight, and have lost most of
their teeth-unless, of course, they are
already dead from having eaten pickles.
..
Rather than condemning Dr. Stemglass,
let us praise him for going into
the field of epidemiology. What if he
had become a practicing health physicist?!

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Dapra
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Oct. 5

         Sternglass is a charlatan.  See Samuel McCracken's analysis of some
of his claims in "The War Against the Atom," pp. 122-133.

Steven Dapra


At 09:40 AM 10/5/2011, you wrote:

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>And dont knock Sternglass. His work is broadly correct.
>Chris
>
>
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>From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu on behalf of Harrison, Tony
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>Subject: [ RadSafe ] Drawing the line between science and 
>pseudo-science. (was Rational Thought)

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>Busby's citation of Sternglass et alia is laughable, but so are some of 
>the pro-hormesis papers cited here over the years.  Both just show that 
>the peer-review process is far from perfect.  Too many propagandists 
>out there, and not enough scientists.


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