Ray, As contract is central to a free society, personal liability is essential.
People are responsible for any harm they cause, and I agree with you, it should be world-wide. A little less seriously. what a change would occur if politicians had to take out "Campaign Promise Insurance". But, couldn't get it! Harry --------------------------------------------- Ray wrote: >Bill, > >Good show. I agree with you completely, but most capitalists claim that >they would never get products out if that was the case and in the case of >medical drugs they claim that many people would miss the benefits and die >while the testing went on. In the case of medicine I believe they already >claim the positive result in spite shallow test results. I suspect that we >are just totally incapable of "down to the seventh generation" type of >thinking in the West's current economic and philosophical systems. I >believe that a good liability system is the only answer to such things. >And it should be world wide. Of course getting rid of the liability >system is what the current business and government leaders call "Tort >Reform." How's that for Newspeak? > >Ray Evans Harrell > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "William B Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 9:18 AM >Subject: Re: No more slanging ( was Re: dumping GM food on Africa > > > > Since most studies use and alpha value of <.05 to demonstrate statistical > > significance [a few even use .01], the probability of finding a > > significant effect is 1 out of 20. These cutoff points have been selected > > by statisticians since statisticians are the accountants of the > > scientific world. The cutoff points were totally arbitrary and have NO > > scientific basis. They are meant to protect the status quo. It could take > > years to show an impact. What we can say is that, unless it has been > > missed, there is no overwhelming evidence that these GM products make a > > tremendous impact in the short run. What studies should have to do is > > show is that new products have a significantly positive impact and that > > there is a .95 chance of their not doing harm. This is just the opposite > > of what the current process is. > > > > Bill Ward ****************************** Harry Pollard Henry George School of LA Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (818) 352-4141 Fax: (818) 353-2242 *******************************
