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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I doubt anyone thinks dumping tons of man-made chemicals into the environment is a good thing. The question is really: How much damage are we doing"?
The answer, like most things, is probably at neither extreme----somewhere between "Chicken Little, the sky is falling" and "No big deal, just ignore it".
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Well, 100% exactly, Eagles. Why is that simple conclusion so difficult for so many?
Yes, we need some of these things in the modern era but, the questions of
how much and
what is too much should always be on the table. It should be an ongoing public discussion and learning process.
Here's another ugly one:
Agent Orange - Wikipedia
Back in the 80s in the office where I worked, over the span of few years, three men in their 40s developed aggressive cancers and died. All three were Vietnam vets.
The office manager, a man about 10 - 12 years older than they, and who had not served in Vietnam, stated with amazement, "I can't help but wonder if their exposure to Agent Orange is what caused cancer in all of them. Cancer at that age is not typical."