Re: [UUPoly-L] Love, Science & Other Subjects

["Michael Rios" <earthfather@cfnc.us>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WABaldwin@aol.com
> 
> In a message dated 9/29/2008 6:43:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> desmondravenstone@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> Well,  there is one element which is somewhat relevant.  You claimed that
> both  of your assertions are backed up by studies, but then you don't cite
> them.
>  What happens when someone demands to see your studies?  What  if, for
> example, one is able to poke a hole through the claim that consuming
> cow's milk
> leads to respiratory problems (ie, that the real problem is  substituting
> mother's breast milk, which helps boost the immune system, with  formula)?
> 
> 
> Well, you know...we aren't running a scientific journal here...I don't
> think
> we need citations for every assertion we make.
> 
> Unless someone asks for one.

Thanks for your comments, Bill.

I have cites for virtually any statement I make-- my background as a
scientist leaves me with little interest in my *opinion*, or anyone else's,
for that matter.  I want to know what is verifiable, what is "real".  And
that is a continual process; no matter what I thought was true yesterday, I
expect it to be consistent with the new experiences and information I get
today, or it is re-evaluated.

But I don't normally respond to demands; I'm interested in dialog with
others who are also seeking information, who are on a path of discovery; I
have no interest in rhetoric, nor in talking people who have a fixed opinion
that they are trying to impose on others. 

I do notice that the matter you raise above, either I wasn't clear enough,
or you may have made assumptions that weren't correct.  I wasn't talking
about feeding cow's milk to babies (which I think is a terrible idea, but
that is another discussion).  I was referring to adults-- the vast majority
of whom seem to have their respiratory health improve significantly when
they eliminate all cow dairy products from their diet.  I've seen a variety
of studies showing this, but more importantly to me, based on those studies,
I have made that recommendation to more than 50 people, all but one of whom
found the difference dramatic.  Information I can use on a practical level
is the most valuable of all to me.