Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-21 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Kim hey keith...you're one really smart guy so why reaffirm someone I didn't. Kris has his own argument with Paul. I agreed with Kris about unsupported opinionating, and that it's not a good idea to take on the moderator's role (though not with how he put it). My message was to point

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread paul van den bergen
On Tue, 20 May 2003 12:08 am, Keith Addison wrote: Hi Todd Another proponent of acceptable risk I see. hang on. That's stretching it a bit, don't you think? I am a proponent of the social contract, the idea that a society is not a bunch of individuals, nor a state devoid of individualism,

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Andrew Preston
My ability to discuss, or argue, knowledgeably about chemistry is about zero. I was, however, very glad that the original piece, about the truckload of aluminium dioxide, got posted. Because now, when I buy toothpaste, or for example, deodorant, there's now a question, Is this really OK for me.

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Keith Addison
Dr Paul van den Bergen wrote: snip You're having an argument with Todd, fine, go ahead, but the message you've responded to isn't Todd's message, it's my response to Todd's message, as I'm sure you know. So the following bit wasn't written by Todd, but by me - why don't you acknowledge that?

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Kris Book
Well Paul, I certainly prefer Keith's link to an article on his web site (plus ten links to similar sites), to your long dissertation backed up by nothing your status quo opinions. Are you trying to insure that next year's grant money will be available by acting like a good little soldier or are

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Kim Nguyen
keep the disargeements civilized and enlightened folks...egocentricity has no place around here...if you choose to persist with the negativity, don't post to the group--just argue privately and save us all the vitriolic exchanges. peace2u and whateverr ;-) kn [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/03

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Kris Book
Kim, Did someone die and leave the moderators job to you in their will or are you just the newest right wing meat on the menu? I'm sure there are more than just me around here who have had enough of the posts sent to this list supporeted by nothing but opinions. I started this thread by asking

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Kim Nguyen
kris, this email from you is exactly what i meant in my listing...i mean your cutting wit is too much!after wishing you peace and suggesting that the negativity get tuned down a little between you and paul, or that it be done privately, i get this accusatory drivel? *...newest right wing

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Keith Addison
Umph - this has all become rather more poisonous than toothpaste... kris, this email from you is exactly what i meant in my listing...i mean your cutting wit is too much!after wishing you peace and suggesting that the negativity get tuned down a little between you and paul, or that it be

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-20 Thread Kim Nguyen
hey keith...you're one really smart guy so why reaffirm someone who reacts by calling me some right wing menu item when i just suggested that the row with paul become private...notice i didn't accuse anyone of anything--i was just honestly (perhaps too much so) stating that i believed ego MIGHT

Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-19 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Todd Another proponent of acceptable risk I see. For those not in the loop, acceptable risk (AR) is not a matter of if anyone (or anything) gets ill, dies or is otherwise compromised, it's simply a matter of who and when. Which brings to question exactly why toxic pastimes that are deemed

RE: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison

2003-05-19 Thread kirk
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Toothpaste as poison Hi Todd Another proponent of acceptable risk I see. For those not in the loop, acceptable risk (AR) is not a matter of if anyone (or anything) gets ill, dies or is otherwise compromised, it's simply a matter of who and when. Which