Dr Phil Button - the "lost" interview

[rothenbj]

This is a 2006 interview that wasn't ever published until April. I could have buried it in one of the other active threads but found it so interesting, especially his view on SHS. I'd love to see a follow up knowing how quickly the antis are working,

Simon Clark - Taking Liberties - Dr Phil Button - the "lost"interview

*edited to add this comment made on the site-

"

I have been commenting in the British Medical Journal and got this superb reply from a Management Consultant.

"I'm sorry to disappoint Dave Atherton, but he clearly doesn't understand the rules of argument when "just causes" such as the campaign against smoking are being debated.

The medical profession knows that smoking is very bad and it is therefore happy to use any means--no matter how illiberal or illogical--to reduce it. Since smoking is bad, passive smoking must also be bad. The scientific quality or credibility of studies about the effects of passive smoking are entirely irrelevant: only the propaganda value counts.

There are no public health brownie points in fighting for truth and high quality science.

Competing interests: suffering from an overdose of sarcasm and irony

stephen black,
management consultant
london sw1w 9sr

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/340/mar ... 680#234241
April 10, 2010 at 13:17 | Unregistered CommenterDave Atherton"

 

[StDoodle]

Very interesting. The scary part was in the comments, regarding "third hand smoke," which I'd yet to hear of. While it was apparently debunked thoroughly, I'm sure it will be referenced as a reason to put further restrictions on smoking. (After all, negative effects from second hand smoke have been debunked pretty clearly in all but the most ridiculous -- ie "hotboxing" style -- circumstances.)