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What makes me sick is this fear-mongering. Go back to the industrialization in England if you want to see real pollution. We have made astonishing advances when
by Kenji 12y ago
What makes me sick is this fear-mongering. Go back to the industrialization in England if you want to see real pollution. We have made astonishing advances when it comes to increasing air quality. Catalysts in cars, all kinds of regulations about emissions. We are constantly trying to remove harmful substances from our lives - but that requires evidence, we can't just randomly blame 'chemicals'. It's far from perfect, I know that. But the average lifespan of humans has steadily gone up.
- vixen99 12y agoDreadful fear-mongering? Plenty to monger! Good gracious -we are even told to watch and limit the amount of fish we eat thanks to its mercury content. And mercury (horribly toxic) is only one of many substances that we should get concerned about. "The researchers, led by scientists from Harvard University and the U.S. Geological Survey, found that the ocean’s mercury levels have already risen about 30% over the last 20 years. Combined, the findings mean the Pacific Ocean will be twice as contaminated with mercury in 2050 as it was in 1995 if the emission rates continue."
- awinder 12y agoThe author isn't really arguing for widespread policy changes, that would be for society to decide and like you said, in total maybe the chemical exposure has a net benefit in avg lifespan anyways. But there is a classification of health issues that is not explained by traditional medical views, other than to say that it's a neurological issue. If there is a physiological component at play, research in that area could really help treat suffering patients, or provide opportunities for them to manage their illness. I don't know whats considered fear mongering about that.