RE: Truck carrying 'low-level' radioactive tools crashes

[Jack_Earley@RL.GOV]

I believe this was point was adequately addressed some centuries ago by

showing that the earth isn't the center of the universe and that the earth

isn't flat. Electricity was delayed by 30 years by people's fears, food

irradiation is still being delayed for the same perceptions that were

disproved in the '30s, and LNT will also be dismissed by real science

eventually. FEAR is an acronym for "False Evidence Appearing Real" and

results from ignorance. Some commentators describe this as people responding

with the reptilian part of their brain, and generally state that you can't

deal with people who only respond on an emotional level, so don't bother

trying. Goes back to the barking dogs idea. . . .



Jack Earley

Radiological Engineer





-----Original Message-----

From: Ted de Castro [mailto:tdc@XRAYTED.COM]

Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:31 PM

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: Truck carrying 'low-level' radioactive tools crashes





Perception IS NOT reality!!



Some just think that it is.  That does not make it so.  Fact is not so

accommodating.

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