Re: Fear, etc.

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

Count your blessings.  We have done away with hot coffee from McDonalds.

Don Kosloff mailto:dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St, Perry OH 44081

----- Original Message -----
From: ruth_weiner <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: Fear, etc.


> Well said, Sandy!  after all, do we do away with staircases and
skyscrapers
> to placate the acrophobes among us?
>
> Ruth F. Weiner, Ph. D.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Fear, etc.
>
>
> >Dan wrote the following:
> >
> >>  "Unnecessary" measurements? In the larger public health picture,
taking
> into
> >>  account the fact that real health effects can be triggered by false
> fears,
> >>  anything that can be legitimately and honestly done at reasonable cost
> to build
> >>  or restore peace of mind is, in my opinion, a valid part of the
> profession of
> >>  health physics.
> >
> >Sorry Dan, but I have to respectfully disagree with your ultimate
> >conclusion. While fear of any unknown may be a valid psychosomatic
> >disorder, dealing with and trying to mitigate those fears is not our
> >prime responsibility. Our job is to protect the public from "real"
> >exposures to radiation and releases of radioactive materials. Dealing
> >with one's fears is a job for psychiatrists and those who deal with
> >social disorders.
> >
> >As Keith stated previously, if I have to perform actions that I know
> >are only being performed to placate someone, then it is time for me
> >to leave this professional and move on to something that I know will
> >really make a difference. Acting on superstition or misrepresenting
> >the situation and environment, due to political or otherwise, is no
> >different than the anti-nuclear side promoting mis-representations as
> >they often do. If we do, we become their puppets, and in the end, are
> >no different than they are.
> >
> >
> >
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