Re: regulatory purpose vs. WILL kill

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

Franz - you are switching frames of reference here!



In the EPA citation a group risk is cited and is usually interpreted as

predictive - in the car example you are taking the frame of reference of

individual risk in stating that not everyone who drives dies - indeed

the group risk numbers for driving do say that - but they also say that

a given number of people from the car driving population WILL die next

year, over a holiday or whatever.



I can certainly understand the EPA risk statement being interpreted as

as predicting deaths and saying a little radiation among a lot of people

WILL kill.

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