Re: Cohen's Paradox

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

	I believe this is the same message, except for the "Subject", that
I responded to previously.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Thu, 9 Mar 2000 FIELDRW@aol.com wrote:

> Dr. Cohen,
> 
> A week ago or so you stated, "We did not publish a joint paper, and they 
> (Lubin, Smith and Field) never suggested that we do so. They (Lubin, Smith 
> and Field) did not claim that my analyses failed to demonstrate that their 
> proposed explanations for our discrepancy were very highly implausible."  
> 
> The purpose of my initial posting to the list was to inform you that we do 
> think your analysis (or lack of analysis) failed to demonstrate that our 
> proposed explanations were implausible. I assume you understand that now.  We 
> published a Forum paper concerning your work, a rejoinder, and a follow-up 
> letter in the journal.  I urge all interested Radsafers to read the articles 
> regarding Cohen's Paradox published in the HPJ prior to commenting any 
> further on this issue.  Dr. Cohen, as you have previously tried to do, I urge 
> you to try to hire an epidemiologist to look at your data.  I have spent 
> several hundred hours looking over your numerous papers on this topic, 
> analyzing your data and responding to you in good faith.  I do not feel we 
> are making any progress in these discussions and sometimes reasonable people 
> must agree to disagree.  I think the time has come until another day. I have 
> enjoyed my private email discussions with other Radsafers on various topics 
> emanating from the public postings and look forward to continued private 
> emails from interested Radsafers.    
> 
> I must agree with Dr. Mossman, the responsibility to resolve the LNT question 
> resides with Cohen. Cohen must convince the scientific community that he is 
> right and everybody else is wrong.    
> 
> I will resist responding any further publicly to the validity of your 
> findings for now.  Please do not misinterpret my silence as agreement with 
> your public postings.  Feel free to contact me directly if you are interested 
> in writing a joint paper describing the strengths and limitations of ecologic 
> and case-control studies for examining radon risk.  I am also open to any 
> other questions (via mailto:bill-field@uiowa.edu) regarding any statement I 
> have made on the listserv this past week.  Dr. Cohen, good luck on your quest!
> 
> Respectfully,  Bill Field
> 
> R. William Field, Ph.D.
> College of Public Health
> Department of Epidemiology
> N222 Oakdale Hall
> University of Iowa
> Iowa City, Iowa 52242
> 
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