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If the Thames were 5 feet on average all the way across then there would be no drownings even though the average is much higher than a 3 ft average with peaks.
Quote from: alancalverd on Yesterday at 06:15:39The obvious experiment will be for Clive to record his symptoms without having access to any EM field data, and for a third party to correlate them with independently recorded field data.It's obviously a good suggestion.It is, perhaps, a little inconvenient.
from: alancalverd on Yesterday at 06:15:39The obvious experiment will be for Clive to record his symptoms without having access to any EM field data, and for a third party to correlate them with independently recorded field data.
Quote from: alancalverd on 10/09/2019 12:07:36I doubt that. BMJ published the first reports linking smoking with lung cancerStrictly speaking, the first ones were German.Quote from: CliveG on 10/09/2019 16:48:29Are you guys guilty of doubling down a lot?Buy a mirror.Do you realise that your position can be represented in exactly the same way?You discard the evidence that doesn't agree with your heart-felt belief.So, the fact that people do that (they fall for this glitch in human thinking) proves nothing about phones or harm from them.So why post it?And do you also recognise that you are saying that you are right and everybody else is wrong.Do you really think you are that clever?Issues like human cognitive bias and the placebo effect are exactly why we conduct proper trials under controlled conditions.And, when that research is published in respected journals you call it fake news.You don't supply any evidence to show why you think it's wrong.You just flatly deny it because"We discount evidence when it doesn’t square up with our goals while we embrace information that confirms our biases. Sometimes hearing we’re wrong makes us double down. And so on and so forth."Take a good look at yourself before you tell us we are guilty of bias.
I doubt that. BMJ published the first reports linking smoking with lung cancer
Are you guys guilty of doubling down a lot?
Quote from: CliveG on 10/09/2019 06:22:10The night time symptoms happen first and then are confirmed with the meter.Note - in all cases the meter confirms the symptoms. Why do I need 24 hour data collection The fact that you ask that says a lot about why you keep posting.You simply don't understand evidence.I don't usually listen to the radio but every time I get a headache I check and I find that the local radio station is playing pop music.Should I conclude that the pop music causes my headache?Or does it seem more sensible to suppose that the station always plays pop music (and I get headaches at random times)?Or could it be that they play pop music in the morning and that's when I'm hungover?Or could it be that I just don't remember the times when they were actually playing jazz- but I classified it as "pop" because that went along with my view that pop music causes headaches?That's why you need a proper test.And you think that doing a proper test is "fake news" because you don't even understand why we need to do one.
The night time symptoms happen first and then are confirmed with the meter.Note - in all cases the meter confirms the symptoms. Why do I need 24 hour data collection
OK, let's get technical.Stochastic harm has no threshold dose or doserate. The probability of harm increases with dose, but the effect (a) is independent of dose, (b) has a significant latency period between exposure and effect and (c) is not recoverable. The classic example is radiogenic cancer. Determinstic harm has a dose and/or doserate threshold, no (or very short) latency, and if localised, can be recoverable. The degree of harm is dose dependent. Classic example is sunburn or radiation erythema.Transient physiological effects are doserate dependent with a threshold, no latency, and cease immediately when the source is removed.So far we have agreed that very high doserates of microwave radiation can produce transient effects through pulsed heating and direct nerve stimulation. Whilst the auditory effects are not addressed by ICNIRP-based legislation, there are statutory limits on occupational exposure to heating or nerve stimulation, which are orders of magnitude larger than the field strengths you have quoted, and still below the pulse intensities required by experiment for detectable transient heating of the auditory canal. I'm sorry you don't like ICNIRP. Unfortunately the only alternative to a self-appointed group of experts is either a self-appointed group of numpties (who seem to draft a lot of EU safety documents, including the suggestion of boiling lead aprons, a ban on the use of ovens large enough to accommodate a human, and prohibiting the use of any electromagnetic radiation that produces a transient effect - like daylight) or a bunch of political appointees. At least ICNIRP has the support of trade unions so it isn't all a cabal of evil capitalists (I used to be a trade union expert, and not afraid of causing trouble).
I understand testing and correlation. You forget I have a lifetime of engineering and technical problem solving where others were baffled.
I did not need scientific proof. I solved the problems. That was proof enough for me.
Mistaken about what?
A court does not need scientific proof. It works on the basis of what it practically believable
You may not need scientific proof, but if you are only interested in grumbling about your symptoms, there is little point in discussing it in a science forum and no way you can prevent the spread of your identified menace to public health, or get it removed from your home.The essential point of a scientifically valid investigation is that the result is transferrable, and even if it doesn't demonstrate 100% correlation between supposed cause and observed effect, a court can demand remediation or compensation on grounds of probable causation, or at least order further tests. Surely, as an experienced engineer, you rely on objective data before taking action? The reference books were written by scientists, not people who were convinced of the strength of tissue paper and unwilling to submit their hypothesis to test.
Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 06:29:45I understand testing and correlation. You forget I have a lifetime of engineering and technical problem solving where others were baffled.Then why did you ask this?Quote from: CliveG on 10/09/2019 06:22:10The night time symptoms happen first and then are confirmed with the meter.Note - in all cases the meter confirms the symptoms. Why do I need 24 hour data collection And why, if you understand testing, do you say this?Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 06:29:45I did not need scientific proof. I solved the problems. That was proof enough for me. Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 06:29:45Mistaken about what? I'd have thought that was obvious.You may be mistaken about the cause of the symptoms.There are ways to rule out other effects (notably psychosomatic ones.) And, based on what you have posted here;you have tried out none of them.Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 06:29:45A court does not need scientific proof. It works on the basis of what it practically believableJust plain wrong, and another example of your failure to understand what evidence is.Courts work on "beyond reasonable doubt".And you are not there yet.
I think I have shown that I have been thorough in my outlook and my research.
Criminal courts use beyond reasonable doubt. Civil courts use balance of probability.
have chosen to believe in God (although having a bit of skepticism). I think that shows I have matured over the years to being open to alternative ideas. I do not want to side-track but give an example of not being dogmatic.
Quote from: alancalverd on 11/09/2019 08:25:34You may not need scientific proof, but if you are only interested in grumbling about your symptoms, there is little point in discussing it in a science forum and no way you can prevent the spread of your identified menace to public health, or get it removed from your home.The essential point of a scientifically valid investigation is that the result is transferrable, and even if it doesn't demonstrate 100% correlation between supposed cause and observed effect, a court can demand remediation or compensation on grounds of probable causation, or at least order further tests. Surely, as an experienced engineer, you rely on objective data before taking action? The reference books were written by scientists, not people who were convinced of the strength of tissue paper and unwilling to submit their hypothesis to test.This is a cop-out.My symptoms and problems are supported by many scientific papers. And the correlation of my symptoms with the tower radiation should be a concern to the community.I am trying to see why people like yourself reject the science showing harm so vigorously while being so determined that the cell industry is indeed protecting people and not protecting their profits.
Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 10:38:50Quote from: alancalverd on 11/09/2019 08:25:34You may not need scientific proof, but if you are only interested in grumbling about your symptoms, there is little point in discussing it in a science forum and no way you can prevent the spread of your identified menace to public health, or get it removed from your home.The essential point of a scientifically valid investigation is that the result is transferrable, and even if it doesn't demonstrate 100% correlation between supposed cause and observed effect, a court can demand remediation or compensation on grounds of probable causation, or at least order further tests. Surely, as an experienced engineer, you rely on objective data before taking action? The reference books were written by scientists, not people who were convinced of the strength of tissue paper and unwilling to submit their hypothesis to test.This is a cop-out.My symptoms and problems are supported by many scientific papers. And the correlation of my symptoms with the tower radiation should be a concern to the community.I am trying to see why people like yourself reject the science showing harm so vigorously while being so determined that the cell industry is indeed protecting people and not protecting their profits.I haven't rejected any science, nor have I defended anyone. I merely point out that a lot of the "science" seems not to be scientific or relevant to your case, and I have suggested a simple means by which you might convince a court to award you substantial damages. Unfortunately you seem more interested in picking a fight with your friends than winning one against your enemies, so I'll leave.
Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 10:51:10I think I have shown that I have been thorough in my outlook and my research.I don't think so.And I have evidence for my belief.You have clearly said that you do not understand how evidence works." Why do I need 24 hour data collection?".You have made absurd comparisons between what you and your wife think vs what 20,000 people experienced.You have called one of the most respected journals in the world "fake news".You have failed to grasp the situation in Spain where the officials had ample oil samples to analyse and knew exactly what "brand" was to blame.Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 10:51:10Criminal courts use beyond reasonable doubt. Civil courts use balance of probability. The allegations you make are criminal.And the rules for evidence are the same in both courts anyway.Quote from: CliveG on 11/09/2019 10:51:10 have chosen to believe in God (although having a bit of skepticism). I think that shows I have matured over the years to being open to alternative ideas. I do not want to side-track but give an example of not being dogmatic.OK, that settles it.Do you recognise that not everybody is Christian?Do you also recognise that, if there were real evidence to support the Christian beliefs they wouldn't be calle "beliefs" and they would be universally accepted?How did you think that saying "I do not want to side-track but give an example of not being dogmatic." was going to work out on a site where many or most recognise that religion is quintessentially dogma ("a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.")So, what you are saying is "I believe I understand evidence because I believe in something for which there is no evidence."
The manual is worth reading.
The first point is that you are not recognizing that there are different standards for "evidence" in different fields and in everyday life.
The second point is that I believe that nearly all religions have some truth to them
Quote from: CliveG on 12/09/2019 06:49:57The manual is worth reading. The grown ups would recognise that the manual is not likely to say"you wasted your money on this meter - the exposure to members of the public is not an issue".Quote from: CliveG on 12/09/2019 06:40:37The first point is that you are not recognizing that there are different standards for "evidence" in different fields and in everyday life.Did nobody tell you that this is a science web site?Quote from: CliveG on 12/09/2019 06:40:37The second point is that I believe that nearly all religions have some truth to themAnd no way of working out which bit is true.That's where science- based in evidence, rather than faith- comes in.
Do electrosensitive people have any problem wit the CMBR which I believe has a mean frequency about 10 times higher than that used for 5G