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It seems like the heart of the problem is that idea that anything can be proven to be safe. Some people have a hard time understanding that this can be impossi
by _ea1k 3y ago
It seems like the heart of the problem is that idea that anything can be proven to be safe.
Some people have a hard time understanding that this can be impossible.
- noughtme 3y agoI think the hysteria comes from the inverse. Almost everything can be proven to be unsafe.
- slashdev 3y agoWith “proven” in quotes, since nothing is actually proven in the scenario you’re talking about.
- _ea1k 3y agoI hadn't thought of it that way, but you make a good point. It is kind of like the joke about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide. A lot of things sound unsafe with the right framing.
- kuchenbecker 3y ago"Prove Apples are safe, they contain cyanide and methanol."
- pfdietz 3y agoIndeed. Pectin is just loaded with methoxy groups, which release methanol when cooked. Yet we have people complaining about methanol from aspartame.