Ticking Clock- Was: Re: How would you test this mcs safe home for mold?

[Guest guest]

I would like to be sure that I understand what you are saying. Are you saying

that you don't believe that mold exposure can cause death? Or are you saying

that you believe that it is highly unlikely that mold exposure can cause death?

Or are you saying that " scientific principles " prevent you from linking mold

exposure to death? Or are you saying something else? And, if so, exactly what IS

the relationship between mold and death? Please clarify your position.

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> You cannot generalize from one case, even two cases, even three. As I recall,

Dr. Thrasher has only seen a few cases of death that were related to mold, but

the most basic scientific principles would prevent him from saying that mold

therefore causes death. I know I am speaking for him, but that's based on what I

recall him saying and what I know from my philosophy of science courses long

ago.

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> It's healthy to be skeptical of science but let's not throw the baby out with

the bathwater. Science is all we have. The rest is guess work, personal opinion,

fallacies of logic, and magical thinking.

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> Forms of qualitative study are valuable, but even they are fuidided by

normative practice. Intuition is a valuable guide, too, but not if that's all we

use and all we have.

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> Look up " scientific method " and " magical thinking " for more.