Re: LNT, SNT, or whatever

[SimplyRdd@aol.com]

Hi,
 I have been reading the various posts about hormeisis and DNA damage, and 
radon damage to the lung and linear no threshold, etc etc etc .and it leads 
me to a rather simple question/thought: We "know" how much natural 
radioactive material there is in the earth, we can back calculate and realize 
that the world of the past was a much more radioactive place than it is now, 
so isn't it reasonable to think that the very impact of radiation is what 
promoted the mutations and hence evolution of the planet's inhabitants, man 
included??We've been living with this stuff forever and it seems to me that 
we are so focused on studying the leaf from one tree in the forest, that  we 
may be missing the big picture.. maybe we are adapted to and by radiation and 
maybe we needed it for evolutionary purposes.... and maybe, based on our 
history with the radioacitve  earth,, just maybe, low chronic doses are 
really ok, our bodies can cope and there really is a threshold..and maybe 
(this is really radical guys so hang on....) the folks who develop cancer (or 
other diseases)  are the ones who would be "de-selected" in an evolutionary 
sense... (and before you jump all over me, alot of us, myself included, are 
alive today because of antibiotics, surgeries, etc)  ... (ps  I know, in  the 
future I shall keep such blasphemous thoughts to myself.)
regards to all
      Patty
 
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