Re:Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Heal...
by manmal on Saturday December 16, 2017 @05:04AM
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I looked up „Dogma“: Prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group.
Seems to be exactly what a lot of folks here are trying to do - „non-ionizing radiation cannot cause cancer, period.“
Re:Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Heal...
by dwaltrip on Saturday December 16, 2017 @11:52AM
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It's called "strong opinions weakly held".
There are good scientific reasons to think cellphones don't cause cancer. However, if enough compelling evidence was found otherwise, then it would be important to update our understanding accordingly.
Re:Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Heal...
by shintakezou on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:28PM
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The wording “X causes Y” is slippery. Saying “X increases the probability of Y”, is another thing. Thinking about smoke, with “smoke causes cancer” I expect every smoker to have cancer. It isn't so. If the effect of X on the probability that Y occurs is too much small, maybe it's just that we haven't enough statistical data (yet) to see it. Then, even if the effect could be statistically seen, telco companies could always say that it's safer than driving a car… Or a new business for body-cellphones shields could be made… Or, more likely, some people will pay more attention at to where they put their cellphones.
You are missing the primary thrust of the argument. They are saying: "This goes against known science -- proving otherwise would be a massive scientific discovery which would require reconceptualizing a century of work. This is highly unlikely".
Assuming the commenter is operating with robust scientific understanding [1], then there isn't any dogmatic belief here.
[1] I haven't researched this cellphone cancer thing personally so I can't strongly argue that point one way or another. However, my cursory understanding is that there isn't strong evidence for it.