Re: Radiophobia -Hazards of Tooth Fairy Project?-Disrespecful?

[RadiumProj@cs.com]

Dear Radsafe:
Paul van Rooijen suggests  below that my brief tongue-in-cheek comment about 
actor Alec Baldwin's pending divorce vs. Baldwin's apparent radiophobia [from 
the perspective of the average reader of Radsafe] concerning "Tooth Fairy" 
claims, was not "respectful and professional". 

I respectfully disagree. My facetious comment was neither disrespectful or 
unprofessional to either Alec Baldwin or Dr. Sternglass. The Tooth Fairy 
project of which Alec Baldwin has been such a lead spokesperson in public 
forums across the US has been discussed ad nauseum [easily hundreds of 
postings] on this board over the past year. My comment about radiophobia and 
its possible link to marital status [with Dr. Sternglass waiting in the wings 
to make another bizarre claim about radiation risks]  was merely to make a 
simple point that it doesn't take a 50 page technical argument to make a 
reader or listener realize how weak a claim might be. A single bit of satire 
on a line of argument used against your position can at times have more 
impact with a listener or reader  than any 15 volume unread environmental 
impact statement. 


Stewart Farber, MSPH
Consulting Scientist
Public Health Sciences
172 Old Orchard Way
Warren, VT 05674
email: SAFarberMSPH@cs.com


Phone: [802] 496-3356

"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty."
 - Sacha Guitry (1885 - 1957)
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In a message dated 1/15/01 7:46:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl writes:

> > Is is possible that radiation phobia regarding trivial to 
>  >nonexistant risks, can be correlated with marital problems among 
Hollywood 
>  >stars??? 
>  >
>  
>  Could we please be respectful and professional.
>  This is not a tabloid.
>  If I want small talk I will go to a chat box.
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