Guilt by association

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the response. I also think that much

of the current " scientific " community confuses cause

and effect and association, and we've all seen tons

of incorrect inferences drawn from studies of data.

I really don't think we have many good scientists

in the traditional sense anymore. We have tons of

paid " researchers " sucking up grant money for any

hypothesis that can be " cured " by commercial interests.

Independent thinkers are usually ostracized and have their

funding cut off.<br><br>Your comments on the flu stike a

chord with me. I was recently on vacation in Cancun

with my wife and 2 year old who had the flu (or

something, he had a 105 temperature for several days).

During that time we were sharing a hotel room, sleeping

in the same bed and he sneezed a good wet one in my

face and open eyes from a distance of about 6 - 12

inches on at least 2 occasions. However I did not

" catch " anything (well, except maybe a buzz from the

margaritas but thats a different story). In fact my wife,

who was born in a different culture has never been

cautious around me or the children when we're sick, yet

there's no correlation between us getting sick and her

catching it.<br><br>Moral: Work on your own immune system

(actually looking inward and focusing on correcting

yourself is always more productive than focusing on

others), use common sense regarding the evil wind and

elements, don't be paranoid about germs, don't be suckered

in by misinformation propounded by the media,

question all " information " you read or hear and see if it

makes sense in your gut, the true source of wisdom.

Trust yourself