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> It took decades before there was finally the evidence we have today of the social impacts of leaded gasoline. True, but how many other things were hypothesiz
by bheadmaster 3y ago
> It took decades before there was finally the evidence we have today of the social impacts of leaded gasoline.
True, but how many other things were hypothesized to be harmful, and turned out harmless? Can we even know the difference between the two beforehand?
In order to worry about something, you need evidence of harm. If you worry without evidence, you worry about everything.
- j-bos 3y agoI don't think it's much of a stretch to be concerned about the presence of a relatively new set of compounds in one's drinking water.
- bheadmaster 3y agoThere are quite a bit of new stuff around us. Remember when people were afraid of electromagnetic radiation from phones?