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I could be wrong here, but I believe hfinney was referring to the footnote about how people claim "X causes cancer" because they're against X, not because of ev

I could be wrong here, but I believe hfinney was referring to the footnote about how people claim "X causes cancer" because they're against X, not because of evidence. Opponents of cell phones/power lines have frequently claimed they cause cancer, thus making it another valid example for the footnote, because their claims are untrue.

hfinney 16y ago
Right, although the NY Times on Saturday claimed the jury is still out on cell phones: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/14digi.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/14digi.html OTOH apparently there is evidence that cell phones actually prevent cancer, so go figure.