Originally Posted By: MolaKule
Originally Posted By: niero
Originally Posted By: MolaKule
Originally Posted By: tstep
Change RJ for McDonalds, Burger King, Kraft Foods, etc
Change cigarette for transfat
Change RJ for Monsanto
Change cigarette for chemical of choice sprayed on crops we eat
Please study some chemistry before making uneducated statements.
Could you clarify what you mean? I'm not following. Do you mean, cigarettes are more, or less, harmful than trans fats, chemicals by Monsanto, etc.?
How does a knowledge of chemistry inform your opinion of the lawsuit?
How about we use the scientific method to falsify or verify claims instead of emotions:
http://chemistry-sets-review.toptenreviews.com/chemistry-sets-teaching-the-scientific-method.html
Since you assume that you know what my response will be, I will assume you are simply repeating some anti-chemical dribble from a pamphlet doled out by a campus environmentalist group.
No one is questioning the effects of smoking.
What is in question is 1) why is there no personal responsibility considerations involved in these lawsuits (whether it be smoking or obesity), 2) what is it with the meaglawsuits and ridiculous court reawrds, 3) genetics never seem to be a part of the courts decisions.
Here is a little research project for you.
Determine why bedbug (Cimex lectularius) population and infestation is on the rise and how it relates to a chemical banned in 1972.
I wasn't assuming what your answer would be. I was asking about chemistry because I didn't follow how it related to the lawsuit. It wasn't a sarcastic remark.
If you're referring to my earlier post about why it's not a bad thing that companies are taken to task for dumping poisons into the food chain, that isn't anti-chemical drivel from environmental groups. There are a lot of chemicals used in many areas that are known to be quite harmful. Those previous comments don't equate to: "Just because something is a chemical doesn't mean it's bad, and just because it's "natural" doesn't mean it's good or unharmful."