EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after partial ban

Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by timr on Monday March 18, 2024 @09:07PM (#39751958)

This line of questioning always goes to the same place: it's not about educating the OP of better ways to do science, but them attempting to argue with me about whatever suggestions I make. I'm not getting sucked into it. My ability to do a "better" study is not relevant here.

If you want to think I'm "wrong" because I don't, then you're more than welcome to do so. But it doesn't change the fact that most observational epidemiology is riddled with bias, and is of low quality.

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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by dredmorbius on Monday March 18, 2024 @11:09PM (#39752575)

You of course cannot determine how others will respond to you, as I cannot determine how you'll respond to me.

If, however, you do answer in good faith, credibly, and substantively to a specific question or request, you'll know, and fair-minded readers will generally recognise, that you've done so.

Or you could, say, contribute over a half-dozen responses within the thread with roughly a quarter of them explicitly withholding or defending the withholding of that substantive contribution.

Your call.

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