Re: Re: Inaccuracies in The Milk Book?

June 13, 2004

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 18:04:50 -0000

" Anton " <michaelantonparker@...> wrote:

> Those are very fascinating and useful critiques of that book. The

> two obvious mistakes that stick in my mind about that book are his

> shockingly ignorant and repeated statements about coconut oil and

> vitamin D, although these mistakes are essentially harmless and don't

> compromise his arguments or pose a risk to their believers (unlike

> the mistakes you explained).

Actually Dr. s has recanted and revised his statements about this

in print on several ocassions. I think i may even still have his newsletter

where he admits he was wrong about coconut oil. Both the original error

and the revision where made a number of years ago.

It is important when writing a critique about a book (or reading it for

that matter) that is somewhat dated, that we check and see if in fact

that is what the author believes today, which is pretty easy to do

especially if they are still living.

Of course it reflects very poorly on the author

> (s) that he failed to take such an initiative himself,

> especially given the obvious opportunity to include such an " update "

> in the reissue of the book itself. It's the eternal dilemma of

> quality control.

Why he didn't " update " the book is a mystery (which could be for a

number of reasons) but he ceratinly has made no attempt to hide his

previous errors in his current materials.

The *New* Ten Commandments

" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

--Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale

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