Re: Re: Mossman paper in Health Physics News - The Debate is Over

[BERNARD L COHEN <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

	I have great difficulty coping with this type of controversy and

pot shots, especially at a time when I am under pressure to meet some

deadlines for submitting promised manuscripts and preparing presentations

at upcoming meetings.

	All I ask is that people who criticize my study read and try to

understand item #7 on my web site (it is a tightly reasoned

summary justification for my procedures), suggest where its logic is

faulty using a specific concrete hypothetical example, and give me a

chance to analyze their suggestion. Is that asking too much? I would have

the highest respect for any criticisms based on that process. Since my

study is a new and novel approach to a scientific problem, testing LNT,

I believe it deserves that treatment, followed on all new and novel

approaches in the community of theoretical physicists. When back and forth

discussion is completed, members of the scientific community can make

their own judgments.

	I see no evidence that Dr. Howard or Dr. Field have read or

understand item #7 on my web site. They have never criticized any part of

its logical presentation. They have never been willing to offer a concrete

hypothetical example of what they criticize; to me that means they do not

really understand what they are claiming.

	I should add that item #7 on my web site deals with my procedures.

For criticisms of my data on radon, the principal justifications are

presented in item #1 on my web site, although other aspects are treated

in several of my earlier papers. My publications show that I have

considered many aspects of that problem, and judgments on my radon data

should consider all of the material I have discussed and not be limited to

pot shots at specific aspects of it.





Bernard L. Cohen

Physics Dept.

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Tel: (412)624-9245

Fax: (412)624-9163

e-mail: blc@pitt.edu

web site: http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc



On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Gary Howard wrote:



> Dr. Cohen,

>

> As a 3rd party observer, I see just the opposite at least on this

> forum. If he ignored what you say, why is this debate going on?  Dr.

> Field offered reviewers to end this debate and rather then responding

> to him, you preferred to end your conversation with him which gives

> the impression that you really do not want an impartial review of

> whether, as Dr. Field describes it, your poor quality smoking data and

> covariant information is a plausible explanation for your findings.

>

> Maybe, NCRP will rule on this.

>

> Do any list members have suggestions for an expert in ecological

> studies to review whether or not the smoking data can explain the

> findings (outside of Radsafe)?

>

> Could someone start another list for LNT/Cohen debates?

>

> Is there another radon specific listserv?  This is the only one I

> found on a search of the web

>

> RADONPROFESSIONALS - International List of Radon Scientists & Techs

> (112 subscribers)

> http://list.uiowa.edu/archives/radonprofessionals.html

>

> Perhaps we can have a TIME OUT until we hear from the NCRP?

>

>  Gary Howard

>

>   ---------------------

>

> On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:25:59 -0400 (EDT) BERNARD L COHEN

> (blc+@PITT.EDU) wrote:

>

> >	Since you ignore everything I say or do, there is no use

> >continuing our conversation.

> >

> >Bernard L. Cohen

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