Re: The opinions expressed are strictly mine

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

Excellant point,  in the past I would always hesitate because my general
concept of safety was more extreme than the poeple I spoke to.  I have just
learned a better approach.  No more hesitation and a ready answer.

Thanks,
Don Kosloff mailto:dkosloff@ncweb.com
Perry OH

----- Original Message -----
From: Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: The opinions expressed are strictly mine


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> "D. Kosloff" wrote:
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> > No human activity or inactivity is safe.
>
> > What you say is true.  However, in general, when a human asks, "Is
something
> > safe?" and the answer is, "Yes," it ususally means to both the speaker
and
> > the listener that the "something" is OK to do without the expectation of
> > significant harm.  If someone asks, "Is nuclear power safe," I answer,
> > "Yes," knowing full well about all the accidents and incidents that have
> > occurred since radioactivity and radiation were discovered more than 100
> > years ago.  Many other people would disagree with me.  However, I am
aware
> > of the popular conotation of the word "safe."  Safe relative to what?
You
> > are talking about absolute safety.  True, nothing is absolutely safe,
but
> > current usage is as I said above.  So, we need to say nuclear power and
> > other things nuclear are safe, and, as John Auxier says, "Wait for the
next
> > question (if there is one)."  Unless, of course, one doesn't believe
that.
> > And, one needs to be careful that the listener doesn't assume you mean
> > absolute safety.  If (s)he does, the discussion must go further.  Al
> > Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net
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