Capitol Hill Blue Forums Science and Technology Health, Medicine & the healing Sciences Fukushima - The Elephant in the Room

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I think that what is meant is that millions of people will die before their time. [obviously!]

Moreover, one of the peculiarities of radiation is that many of these people will be dying for centuries, or even millenia.

Are you in possession of a clock that tells you your organically unadulterated expiration date numan? And is there such a thing as "your time" vs some other time? Seriously.

This line of thinking always brings me back to my belief that we are unbelievably spoiled as a species and a nation. I include myself as one of the spoiled. Absolutely spoiled but aware of it. You have fled numan so the jury is out on your situation--does Canada have running water?

I have access to pure delicious tap water I can drink with a mere turn of a faucet, supermarkets that will sell me virtually any food product I can imagine--some I cannot imagine. Great beers unheard of 30 years ago. Fine wines, single malt whatevers, amazing zippy reliable cars, freedom from virtually all infectious diseases, mostly uncorrupted police, mostly law abiding orderly populace, bike paths, busses that run on time, garbage service, indoor plumbing that takes sewage away with a flip of a handle, a heating system that keeps me warm in the winter--forget the A/C--unneeded here.

A roof that doesn’t leak, a warm bed, clothing, hunger is never an issue. A wife that tolerates me! My life is truly blessed. I give thanks daily for my blessings. I think we live in a world were most of us are clueless as to the absolute miracle of a time we live in, and the blessings bestowed on us by modern technologies. One of the “biggest” problems faced by western societies is obesity. 100 years ago this problem would be greeted with dropped jaws of disbelief. And I would be willing to wager a nickel obesity will kill more westerners “before their time” than any consequences of escaped radiation.

There are downsides to the conveniences of modern living of course. Nuclear accidents are one small part of that. As I have repeatedly stated--modern energy sources do have codicils. Absolutely all of them. It’s the price we pay (in the northern hemisphere) for fresh tomatoes in January

BTW--whats with the morons in Vancouver going nuts and burning cars, rioting, and causing general mayhem after The Canucks got an ass-whipping at the hands of the Boston Bruins?

Hockey here--stay focused.

I thought Canadian’s were more evolved than stooping to act like Englishmen--or even Irishman. (Sorry Schlack)

…………..of course not to mention--Hummericans.

It's funny, but Americans almost never have riots after sporting events. Riotous celebration occasionally...

I've been dying for nearly 59 years now, I hope I get the opportunity to die for at least a century, millenia would be too much to hope for.

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In the United States, there is a low-level civil-war going on constantly (those mean, mean streets).

Canadians, being somewhat repressed and passive-aggressive (compare The Vinyl Café with The Prairie Home Companion), bottle-up frustrations until they explode.

Ken, You're too late. A number of religions and philosophies already market them as some form of "worry beads." I suspect that business will be booming before too much longer.

Our Canadians are better than their Canadians, which is what may have pissed them off so much.

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Isn't this thread supposed to be about Fukushima?

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Nuclear Nightmare Worsens