Listers, Techies, vendors, users, spectators: (Come one, come all) Being taught by my father to Question Authority (actually, he said, Question Everything), I feel the need to reiterate what I believe are Primary Questions regarding CS. I have, as yet, seen nothing from the Scientific types on the List in response to my questions.
Questions like: 1. Does particle size matter below a certain size? (1/4 chunks are too big, yes!) This is one of, if not the major, consideration. If coffee-colored, LVDC CS is just as effective (in killing pathogens) as crystal-clear, HVAC CS, then variations in voltage and current are only relevant to the speed of CS-brewing. 2. Apart from known silver compounds (silver-nitrate, and silver compounded to any already toxic metal like mercury, lead, cadmium, etc.) is the fear of making silver compounds from any other minerals found in water simply a superstition? (Minerals we think nothing of drinking such as what is found in spring or well water.) A superstition is something that is feared without any logical reason, or even in the face of logic. I have repeatedly seen newbies admonished with great authority to NOT use salt, that this is dangerous. Or, no other water but DW or Deionized (maybe RO) should ever be considered. Yet I have seen no data to substantiate these ideas. A significant amount of time, money, equipment, etc., is expended by the Technical-oriented folks on the List on determining how to make CS with small particle size, or a preponderance of ions or particles, or a CS that has no color. Yet, little if any of this research seems to address the question, Does this method improve the microbe-killing or health-enhancing benefit of CS? (Which, in my opinion, is the top priority.) Its considered to be humorous that religious theologians of 4-500 years ago used to expend serious energy discussing such weighty matters as, How Many Angels Can Sit On The Head Of A Pin? The reason its humorous is because the question is irrelevant, it doesnt matter, it has no bearing on anything. If it turned out that there was no significant difference between the pathogen-killing, health-enhancing effects of LVDC vs. HVAC CS, wouldnt we commence research in other, more important areas? To be objective, and because this may very well be true, it may be quite important, what color CS is, or what voltage or current is used, or the addition of various substances as starter. Or it may turn out that ionic CS is better at fighting some kinds of ailments and particulate CS others. But it doesnt seem that any comprehensive, methodical research is being conducted to determine this. I realize that the kind of research that measures the microbe-killing effect of CS is more expensive to conduct, and that there may be govt/legal loopholes to be resolved before such research could even be conducted. Most of the technical type people on this List have limited finances/resources for conducting the specific kinds of research I am suggesting. Yet the question still remains: How do we know any of this matters in the slightest? How do we know if one type of electro-colloidal CS is better than any other? Speaking subjectively, my own experience with the CS I make using a very simple method (that anyone else could use) is so good, it is sometimes hard for me to take seriously the discussions of ionic vs particulate, 0.1 vs .001 size particles, meso vs non-meso, colored vs clear, stirred, heated, magnetized, oxygenated, prayed-over, etc., Colloidal Silver, when there is not ALSO offered some kind of data to indicate that this particular method/technique/adjustment makes CS more effective at doing what we seek for it to do. We read impressive testimonies about nearly every kind/type/method CS made. If you build a whole method and line of reasoning on an unsubstantiated assumption, isnt that risky? The medical establishment has done that on a wide variety of issues. They are left with scrambling around trying to bolster their position, trying to save face in response to mounting scientific evidence that exposes their faulty premises. Let us not do the same. The proposed newbie CS FAQ/Info Primer (a great idea) must be careful to separate fact from unproven assumptions. It is believed by some, though not all, should be made clear, or else CS superstition will quickly appear. Please dont misunderstand, this is not a criticism of the technical folks on the List, I am glad to have found such a resource of people like you. I just feel, speaking for myself only, that we will never be able to withstand general scientific scrutiny if we base our discussion and data on unproven premises. We also may find that we have been Beating a dead horse, much like the AMA expending large amounts of time and money trying to find a drug that will cure cancer. I invite your thoughts and comments, on-List, so others can get involved. Terry Chamberlin Metabolic Solutions Institute RR1 314 Carleton Rd Lawrencetown, NS B0S 1M0 902-584-3810 voice 413-826-7641 fax service [email protected] _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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