Marshall Mendonza wrote:
I am surprised that a person who swears by science is in total denial of the
havoc created by the wonder drug Thalidomide.
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Marshall,
It seems like it is the ghost of Santosh that is haunting you.
I checked the Goanet archives and there
My interest here is providing accurate information about science, medicine and
public health. I cannot help it if someone deliberately distorts the meaning of
what I write for whatever reason, and tells others that I am an idiot and he is
smart.
The thalidomide tragedy took place in 1957
Dear Marshall,
I am not very sure why you wrote what you wrote. As it stands, I doubt any
physician or reasonably well read individual is in denial about the
Thalidomide tragedy.
The points, we may all wish to note carefully - are as follows:
1: Thalidomide is a very useful drug - which is now
On Wed, 11/19/14, Marshall Mendonza wrote:
I reiterate that although science has helped mankind to grow and develop,
science is not the end and does not have answers to everything. This is what
Science caused over 50 years ago. Those who believed in it are suffering till
today.
The pictures and videos below do not show us anything that science caused 50
years ago. It is ignorance of science that caused all of those things. Those
who ignore science are making the same mistake today by falsely perpetuating
the belief that cancers caused by something else in their
People continue to have irrational beliefs and fears even after science has
answered many questions once and for all. For example, many left-wing and
right-wing adherents believe that vaccinations are harmful to children. About
40% of Americans believe that the earth is less than 10,000 years
On Tue, 11/18/14, Marshall Mendonza wrote:
In my neighbourhood, there is a building which hosted a Cellphone Tower. In the
building next to it and in its immediate vicinity, I personally know of at
least 4-5 residents who suffered/ are suffering from
cancer, though not of the brain. Whether it
If this type of empty cynicism had taken root in our society we would not have
seen any progress. We would still be in the dark ages. Today science and
technology are advancing at unprecedented pace. Humankind is reaping huge
benefits from this progress. Cell phones are a great example of this.
It is important to provide a comprehensive and accurate view of the present
understanding on any public health topic. The article cited below refers to a
rehashed post-hoc analysis of two old case control studies conducted to milk
out some result where there is none. Exposures were assessed by
