RE: a stupid question - or not

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 06:22 PM 9/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I totally agree Mrs. Perle.  I'm in the military, very junior enlisted and I
>run the Radiation Health Program by myself.  I have dozens of questions
>regarding Radiation Health/ Safety but I'm afraid to ask anyone on this RAD
>SAFE program.  Majority of the information that is posted on this link does
>not pertain to my particular program, but it is very interesting.  My intent
>was to serve my time in the military, get out and get a job doing something
>in the Radiation Health/Safety field.  But sometimes I get discouraged from
>the abundant knowledge that you all have that I couldn't possibly comprehend
>or could I?  If I have a question that you might think is too infantile,
>please don't slam me. Help me.  One day I might be doing you're job and I'm
>sure you'd want me to be as qualified as possible.  Enough said. Thanks.
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Charly Frey <charlyfrey@bluewin.ch>, from Switzerland, made a  very simple
question, in a litle more than half of a line:

"Does somebody know a converter Curie to bequerel"

This simple question  promptly got also a simple  answer by Bruce Busby, as
should be.
Then, suddenly, this question, very simple: was transformed in a  Laboratory
to Study contents, form of information and  respect for human sentiment.

To make questions is not the crucial problem. To answer questions is the
crucial problem, in view of to  oblige the individual to introduce his
fingerprint  of competence to the audience. 
Now, at the end of this subject, this young RADSAFE member wrote: "I have
dozens of questions regarding Radiation Health/ Safety but I'm afraid to ask
anyone on this RADSAFE program." -- This is  a point of concern and should
call our deeply attention and meditation. This brought me once again the
words of Vincent Covello "The goal of informing about nuclear safety   seems
easy in principle but surprisingly difficult in practice".

J. J. Rozental
josrozen@netmedia.net.il
Israel




jjrozental

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