tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post6429460111476106395..comments2024-03-27T20:43:05.862-07:00Comments on The Eternal Universe: Cellphones, Brain Tumors, and LegislatorsJoseph Smidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-61853527887759931702009-12-21T08:37:51.740-08:002009-12-21T08:37:51.740-08:00"proof by vehement assertion."
Yes, or..."proof by vehement assertion." <br /><br />Yes, or like politicians are so good at: proof by unfounded fear-mongering.Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-5855453891210422932009-12-20T22:55:09.584-08:002009-12-20T22:55:09.584-08:00But Joe, they emit radiation!
As far as I can tel...But Joe, they emit radiation!<br /><br />As far as I can tell, the entire argument in favor of these warnings is simply repeating the words "radiation", "cancer", and "cell phones" in random order over and over again. In math we would call this proof by vehement assertion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367937708444729356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-77843794778313508522009-12-20T20:28:23.388-08:002009-12-20T20:28:23.388-08:00"The fact that there have been roughly a half..."The fact that there have been roughly a half-dozen peer-reviewed studies showing no link between cell phone usage and cancer rates is of no consequence."<br /><br />Until there are a half-dozen studies showing using cell phones is bad for your health, as is the case for smoking cigarettes, I don't think there should be any legislation requiring warning signs.<br /><br />*Let's not do Jenny McCarthy style science/advocacy here.* (She being the one pushing vaccinating children is leads to autism even though no studies suggest such nonsense.)Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.com