Dear Mike, I thank you for contacting Rosemary and I'm pleased that you were able to communicate.
I support Rosemary's right to differ and to express that difference. I also admire she has taken a stand and a point of view. I hope that, in the end, we are both right and that we know what actually does cause argyria, and what does not. Regards, Tony "M. G. Devour" wrote: > > Hi gang! > > I've exchanged e-mail with Rosemary. I think I've smoothed the waters > so she knows I'm not encouraging anyone to harass her and we don't > have to look forward to an organized campaign to disrupt our list. > > A web site dedicated to rationally countering the specific claims she > makes would be a good project. Ultimately, she has no more explicit > proof of hazard than we have of safety: > > ** It seems that she will accept no proof that CS does anybody any > good because, indeed, all that we have are the dreaded "anecdotal > accounts." > > ** Anybody with the wherewithal and motivation to mount decent studies > is damned for having a financial interest in the outcome. > > ** Specific cases of argyria related to "modern CS" are, at this point, > "unsubstantiated." > > ** Many of her arguments fall prey to the ubiquitous morphing silver > source fallacy -- again, lumping all silver, in any quantity, together > for the purpose of instilling doubt. > > ... and on and on. > > Some of the things she says or implies are absolutely true. For > instance, her comment that *we* are doing the toxicology studies that > ought to be done on CS, with ourselves as the guinea pigs! > > For that matter, we *agree* with her about many of the ridiculous > claims made about CS (and other alternative health concepts). One of > the best things we do for new folks is to help them scrap the BS. > > Rosemary is unwilling to see us, our community, as distinct from the > charlatans, however. I don't see any solution for that but to keep > doing what we're doing -- learning all that we can and sharing our > results with those who ask. > > Ultimately, what else can we do? Should we be attempting to silence her > or convert her to our cause? Making personal attacks on her? I don't > think so! Should we counter her ideas with facts and logical arguments > of our own? Of course! > > When the day comes that we *can't* make a better case for CS than she > can make against it, she'll deserve to win! I don't see that day > coming any time soon. Do you? > > I hope you understand where I'm coming from. I seldom crack the whip > so smartly, but this time I felt we were making a mistake. Comments? > > Be well, > > Mike Devour > silver-list owner > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
