I Tip My Hat to the People Wearing the Tinfoil Hats
Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog
I was going to link to a website that was serious about tinfoil hats. It seems almost inconceivable, but it appears that the webmaster didn’t pay his hosting fees. I guess foil is kind of expensive.
Anyway, the things that I want to write about are paranoia and hysteria. I have come into contact with enough people wearing metaphorical tinfoil hats to have developed a policy of sorts.
I listen to what they have to say.
If their assertions concern me, I search for information from highly credible sources.
If at all feasible, I base my actions on the possibility that the tinfoil hat people are right even when established science, media, government, industry experts, etc. refute their claims.
I didn’t jump right on the alarmist bandwagon with regard to BPA, but I have let the alarm affect my purchasing decisions. I am worried that the bisphenol A and its effects are not getting the attention that they deserve from the government bodies that are supposed to protect people. I am worried that the news media have moved on from the topic and that regular people will conclude that there is no cause for concern. I am worried that the petrochemical industry is benefiting from the latter and may have a hand in the former.
Now, where’s that tinfoil?
