tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17656016.post3776442813526754257..comments2023-03-28T04:57:45.889-07:00Comments on A. F. Waddell: Random Acts of Bloggery : Incense & Peppermints: Is Nothing Sacred?A. F. Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279029850686840417noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17656016.post-22830925089883383062008-08-27T08:54:00.000-07:002008-08-27T08:54:00.000-07:00Sage, your comments are spot on. Which is worse: ...Sage, your comments are spot on. Which is worse: alarmist media, desperate advertising, or Homeland Security. Hmm . . . perhaps these entities have merged!A. F. Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279029850686840417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17656016.post-64707230780310168072008-08-26T22:22:00.000-07:002008-08-26T22:22:00.000-07:00Oh, these articles drive me mad!They always follow...Oh, these articles drive me mad!<BR/><BR/>They always follow the same formula:<BR/>1. Announce a dire health hazard, particularly if it is a substance or practice that seems relatively harmless and fairly common<BR/>2. Tell us how we might be harmed or killed by it<BR/>3. Point out that the data may be flawed or the study not fully representative of all facts<BR/>4. Backpedal about the dangers and confess that you'd have to consume/enjoy/smoke/fuck/bathe in massive quantities of the stuff to suffer ill effects<BR/><BR/>It would be nice if they'd stop sensationalizing these kinds of (non)findings because when science actually *does* find problems with something we're doing, we won't pay much attention, since they've hollered "wolf" so many times....Sage Vivanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794393598483412824noreply@blogger.com