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		anonymouslee on Aug 11, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unsafe levels of toxic chemicals found in drinking... You might be interested in reading about the precautionary principle [1]. [1] - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240435/

internaut on Aug 11, 2016 [–]

Not science. Politics or political philosophy but not science.

PP is as scientific as Pascal's Wager and for the same reasons.

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