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DesertFlower

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34. thank you. we were together almost 41 years.

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 01:39 AM

Jan 2014

i tend to remember when cell phones first came out some studies said they were dangerous. seems those studies got hushed up.

i know a lot of people who don't even have landlines -- all they use are cell phones. i think in 20 years or so a lot of people are going to get brain tumors. i hope i'm wrong.

i'm old fashioned. i like my landline.

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If you use a cell phone or other DEVICE, this is a must listen: [View all] truedelphi Jan 2014 OP

I almost never use the speaker to the ear anymore, but not convinced that solves the problem... hlthe2b Jan 2014 #1

Since we are both home, 85% of the time, we no longer truedelphi Jan 2014 #4

Dubious, but the jury's still out. longship Jan 2014 #2

The jury is out, re: call phones and iPad and other devices truedelphi Jan 2014 #3

I'll stand by my post, as apparently does Scientific American. longship Jan 2014 #5

I deliberately chose an article that was close to yr world view. truedelphi Jan 2014 #6

But the basic science does not back up that claim. longship Jan 2014 #10

Bluetooth runs in the 2.4Ghz range just like Wifi and microwave ovens Paulie Jan 2014 #7

Simple solution JJChambers Jan 2014 #8

Interestng to note how many people will so quickly dismiss the findings of Dr Debra Davis, truedelphi Jan 2014 #12

Argument from authority fallacy. CFLDem Jan 2014 #27

I'm sorry, but this is bullshit. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #9

And how well did that "cigaretesarehealthy.gov" site work out for so many people? truedelphi Jan 2014 #13

Are you trying to work every logical fallacy into one post? LeftyMom Jan 2014 #14

And thanks so much for contributing your truedelphi Jan 2014 #17

I posted information from the National Institutes of Health. That's reputable and definitive. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #19

In case you missed it, that was an appeal to authority. X_Digger Jan 2014 #20

Science does care about claimant's credentials - if you're not a peer, you don't get peer reviewed. FarCenter Jan 2014 #21

Not as it relates to a claim- it has to stand on its own. Claimant's creds don't add to credibility. X_Digger Jan 2014 #22

You're using an article from Joseph Mercola... SidDithers Jan 2014 #47

Peer reviewed studies -- Heat may be the mechanism KurtNYC Jan 2014 #48

You're misstating the result of that study so badly I hardly know where to start. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #61

You ignored the French/Penny study on HSPS KurtNYC Jan 2014 #63

I ignored it because it's not even a study, and it's been debunked. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #64

Of course it is a "study" and the matter is still under investigation as I stated KurtNYC Jan 2014 #81

My cousin the oncologist marions ghost Jan 2014 #79

I saw a video where cell phones made popcorn pop. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #11

you mean "appeared to make" popcorn? Schema Thing Jan 2014 #23

You need to be more skeptical Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #51

;-) aikoaiko Jan 2014 #55

Doh! Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #56

My cell phone turned me into a newt. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #58

I hope you posted that to youtube. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #59

I have proof: Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #75

lol aikoaiko Jan 2014 #76

my husband used a cell phone for work. he also used a landline. he DesertFlower Jan 2014 #15

Condolences to you for what you have gone through. truedelphi Jan 2014 #16

"there is not a measurable way to say EXACTLY what causes anything"? Seriously? These reply was uppityperson Jan 2014 #33

What I meant to say,is that in this day and age, if a person gets cancer, truedelphi Jan 2014 #39

thank you. we were together almost 41 years. DesertFlower Jan 2014 #34

My cousin's partner was a high powered businessman. He was an early adapter to MADem Jan 2014 #28

john was on the move too. he worked for IBM DesertFlower Jan 2014 #32

Oh dear. MADem Jan 2014 #38

Remove the battery if you can, put it in one of these and then put it in the microwave oven FarCenter Jan 2014 #18

You're linking us with two links to the same woo site. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #24

Just as Elizabeth Warren has no control over whether her speech on some policy she truedelphi Jan 2014 #41

Even worse, the original article is from mercola.com, from June 2012...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #46

You are a demonstration of our poor educational system. jeff47 Jan 2014 #25

Thread win. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #29

Damn. Orrex Jan 2014 #31

Dammit! I'm never opening the blinds again! arcane1 Jan 2014 #49

You forgot to prepare for "science doesn't know everything!". Silent3 Jan 2014 #80

Oh also women should be encouraged to NOT carry their cell phone shedevil69taz Jan 2014 #26

I carried mine in my pocket and now one of my testicles is bigger NightWatcher Jan 2014 #30

Well, damn. Switch to the other pocket now. uppityperson Jan 2014 #35

Maybe you're just standing closer to that one, so it looks bigger. Orrex Jan 2014 #36

OP does not know basic HS physics. Improvise Jan 2014 #37

Oh for Pete's sake - truedelphi Jan 2014 #40

When I was in the Air Force we used to sleep behind the 50KW transmitters-4 of them. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #42

Yes, it's all about science, and not money jeff47 Jan 2014 #60

Woo in GD again... SidDithers Jan 2014 #43

This at the bottom of the page on the link tells me all I need to know about credibility hobbit709 Jan 2014 #44

Yup. And the credulous lap this shit up... SidDithers Jan 2014 #45

I actually PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #65

Classes in critical thinking and logic should be required in every high school... SidDithers Jan 2014 #67

Yep PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #71

I wholeheartedly disagree. arcane1 Jan 2014 #77

Even better... SidDithers Jan 2014 #78

Again? Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #68

Remember when mercola got laughed out of GD?... SidDithers Jan 2014 #69

I can see Republicans falling for stupid shit like this, but Democrats? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #72

I've been preaching this for YEARS! Watch this short video! snooper2 Jan 2014 #50

Again, you need to be more skeptical Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #53

Cell Phone Radiation messed me up.. snooper2 Jan 2014 #57

This is REAL! Listen to Eric Dollard! snooper2 Jan 2014 #54

How it was done: RC Jan 2014 #73

I DEMAND YOU DELETE THIS REPLY! snooper2 Jan 2014 #74

I keep my phone on the kitchen counter. OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #52

Hosts? Mercola?... SidDithers Jan 2014 #62

Could this be inverse woo? L0oniX Jan 2014 #66

Joseph Mercola, the author of the article linked in the OP, is a fucking loon... SidDithers Jan 2014 #70

Is a DEVICE more dangerous than a regular device? Silent3 Jan 2014 #82

CUMULATIVE marions ghost Jan 2014 #83