[net.space] absolutely vs. relatively safe

carroll@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU (03/13/86)

Regardless of that, the fact remains that no matter what course of action
is taken. The goal is to minimize the suffering caused. Any "absolutes"
are clearly ridiculous and unrealistic. I would probably be willing to
concede that any level of radiation might cause deaths, but when it is
1. much less than other sources that could be fixed with less effort or
2. avoiding the radation causes more hazard than living with it, then
the fact that it is "unsafe" is not terribly important; what matters is
whether it is more or less "unsafe" than whatever else you'd have to do
to avoid it.