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Originally Posted by DelayedReaction
Why don't we use this kind of logic in everything we do? In ten years time, when it turns out that laser eye surgery causes my eyeballs to pop out, what should I say? In ten years time, when it's revealed that the Internet causes major psychological harm due to message board trolls, what will I say then? In ten years time, when we discover that wearing yellow acts as a homing beacon for invading aliens, what words will soothe our concious? |
Your analogies are significantly flawed. DU is known to be a toxic substance. The question is not whether it is harmful, the question is whether the quantities being used in a localized area are harmful to that area. Laser surgery is not known to cause eyeballs to pop out. Message board trolls are not known to cause psychological harm. Aliens are not known to exist.
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Making decisions based on the possibility of risk in the future is a silly idea.
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Huh? We base
all decisions on the possibility of risk in the future. Every single one of them. If we didn't, we'd be dying off like flies in the winter. Should I cross the street? Let's see if it appears that it will be safe while I am crossing the street. Should I buy a new car? Let me see how much money I have vs. need in order to eat. Should I take this new job? Let me analyze the job/market/prospects to see what the long term results will be.
You're attempting to portray DU as a completely innocuous substance for which there is presently zero potential for detrimental repercussion. That is simply not the case.