To The Cancer Patient- Alobar

[Guest guest]

Something which occurred to me in reading your thoughtful

reply JoAnn is a memory from way back when I was in High School. My

chemistry teacher was talking about the physicists who did all the

theoretical work on quantum physics back before there was any way to

test the theories in the laboratory before atom bombs & atom

smashers. These people engaged in what they called Gedanken

Experiments (Thought Experiments) in which they ran thru various

theoretical ideas in their heads then argued back & forth as to which

idea was probably the correct one.

 

In the field of human health, we (meaning both those of us on

this list as well as the researchers with fancy job titles & big

salaries) bounce ideas around. Sometimes the ideas become accepted

with very little (if anything) to back them up. Sure, sometimes

the info is skewed by people who can make a fortune, but I suspect a

lot of mis-information & semi-valid information gets propagated thru

good intentions.

 

I remember reading many years ago that the original research

linking dietary cholesterol to cholesterol build-up in the body was

done using guinea pigs. The original researchers did not take into

account that guinea pigs are vegetarians, so they just cannot handle

animal fats. By the time the researchers realized their error, the

concept that eating butter & lard was harmful was firmly engrained in

the minds of the scientific community.

 

So we have lots of ideas floating around which are taken as

fact, when they are really just opinion, or based in questionable

research.

 

As I have time I am going to take time to question various

facts presented on this list. Hopefully I won't hurt anyone's

feelings. But it seems to me that by questioning what seems

incomplete or off-track, maybe we can get to important considerations

which might otherwise be overlooked.

 

Alobar

 

 

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" JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo

 

Sunday, August 03, 2003 10:44 PM

Re: To The Cancer Patient-

Alobar

 

 

Alobar,

 

Very good reasoning! I would start by saying that in my opinion,

not any of us really know what causes cancer. Everyone I talk to

offers varying opinions.