11-12-2019, 01:59 PM
"The point of my post was to suggest that if a person is concerned about mercury contamination, wouldn’t they be concerned with all mercury contamination? "
In an ideal setting sure, but in the real world, I think that attempt at logic fails as well. To say my concerns about something are invalid based on the fact that the same thing is going on elsewhere doesn't work for me.
Let's take coal. In some parts of the world they are still building coal fired power plants, pleading their need to get power no matter. Whereas in the USA we are weening ourselves from coal. Should we not move to cleaner sources of energy based on the fact that some country in Africa isn't? If you want to get more graphic you could compare a culture that still slaps kids around compared to our's which is outgrowing the practice. Should we not strive for our betterment wherever?
But hey, you can beat this horse any which way you want. I still don't think it discounts someone's concerns about environmental issues on MK.
In an ideal setting sure, but in the real world, I think that attempt at logic fails as well. To say my concerns about something are invalid based on the fact that the same thing is going on elsewhere doesn't work for me.
Let's take coal. In some parts of the world they are still building coal fired power plants, pleading their need to get power no matter. Whereas in the USA we are weening ourselves from coal. Should we not move to cleaner sources of energy based on the fact that some country in Africa isn't? If you want to get more graphic you could compare a culture that still slaps kids around compared to our's which is outgrowing the practice. Should we not strive for our betterment wherever?
But hey, you can beat this horse any which way you want. I still don't think it discounts someone's concerns about environmental issues on MK.