Re: "The Secret Word"

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

> Until these institutions are willing to state the simple truth--that

> LLR is not harmful and can be beneficial--and admit that it is not

> conservative or even honest to say otherwise--until that time, it is

> not valid to try to blame the public, the media or the antis. 



There is no question to the validity of Ted's comment above. But 

the bottom line is, so what? We know the problem, we know the 

truth, but we will never get our position accepted as the basis for 

radiation protection standards in this country, or for that matter, 

any other country. This debate has raged on for decades, and has 

been hashed and rehashed on Radsafe and every other associated 

listserver. Continuing the debate here serves absolutely no useful 

purpose. We can all pat ourselves on the back, saying that we 

know the "truth", the whole "truth" and nothing but the "truth". I ask 

where does that get us? Absolutely nowhere.



The battle isn't here on Radsafe. The battle must be fought in the 

trenches. The battle must be first won by reputable scientists who 

have in the past, continued to foster the notion that radiation, even 

at the minutest amounts, will cause a higher increase in illness 

and in some cases, even death, now coming out and stating that 

their hypothesis was simply incorrect. Until this happens, and 

those organizations who harbor these scientists, as though they 

are God, the debate will continue, and legislation will continue to 

be based on a false hypothesis. I'm a pessimist. I firmly believe 

that not only is the current positions of many of the scientists and 

institutions wrong, it will not get any better, but in reality, will 

actually get worse. The indicators are very clear. Increased 

regulatory scrutiny and actions taken when there is no identifiable 

harm determined. Legislation moving to reduce allowable radiation 

exposure, based on input from the "learned" institutions.



Why should this get any better, and why should truth prevail? It 

won't, considering that many of these scientists and institutions 

have made a career base don falsehood. This is their livelihood. 

Why should they change now? 



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