Re: The FEAR is Our own worst enemy. (Re)

[Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net>]

Finally, someone else says what I have been saying for years.  Any more of you out
there?  Al Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net

Kerembaev@cs.com wrote:

> In my opinion,
> IAEA, ICRP, NCRP and BEIR VI, fall under the temptation to speculate about
> the "future" health effects which have NO proof. Very subjective
> recommendations on very serious object.
> It is unacceptable practice, for the "serious" organization to speculate
> about one direction and forgetting about a possibility of the other. They do
> that on regular basis by giving recommendations to the regulatory body. They
> KNOW that regulatory bodies WILL implement their speculative recommends in
> the present days regulations.
> If they cannot distinguish scientific hypothesis from the proven theory.
> I would recommend to THEM to tell the truth and say that they do NOT know yet.
> If we do not know, we do not know. Nothing terrible about admitting it.
> Today, We need to use those knowledges what we know, NOW.
> If tomorrow we will learn more we will use it.
> I like to speculate about the future my self, but I am not in the position to
> force my speculations on the entire world community. They are. This is the
> only difference.
>
> In Chernobyl, I have seen more people who were terrified with the fear of
> radiation than, you can imagine. People USUALLY do not admit it, they try to
> coup with it in MANY different ways. I have seen only more stress related
> harm than real harms from the low levels of radiation.  People were DYING
> !!!! as the result of those fears. Acute radiation fear syndrome!!??
> I strongly believe, Radiation Fears resulted in more harm that those low
> level doses possible health effects.
> Everybody can relate to the stress of unknown.
> These very confusing "scientific" recommends just are adding the constant
> fuel to those very normal fears.
> We/you have to spend these money to eliminate the REAL Harm from the High
> Radiation Levels but not to chase the ghost.
>
> Emil
> kerembaev@cs.com
>
> << Congress be insisting that the agencies pass regulations that do not
> result in real
>  harm from false fears?  Perhaps someone should sue the agencies for not
> doing their
>  job in this respect?  How about including IAEA, ICRP, NCRP and BEIR VI?
> What do
>  y'all think?
>   >>
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