Fred –
Glad to be back, but I’ll likely be leaving again soon. At least here, the nastiness isn’t likely to kill me.
Re: smart – I’m as smart as I need to be. I am, after all, still alive.
I’m sure the authors don’t think it’s “silly” but they talk about “average” – and I’m not average nor do I know anyone else who is. So this kind of “study” refers to statistical averages that apply to everyone – and nobody. I’m glad it keeps them occupied – otherwise they might be doing some real damage someplace else.
This is all wordplay, Fred – I don’t take it seriously, nor should you. It may affect millions of lives “on the average” but it affects nobody’s life in particular. Unless one is a fear-filled neurotic who takes every negative theory seriously. Sorry, but I’ve seen too many diet fads, arch pronouncements about what foods to avoid and what to eat, environmental scares, etc, etc, ad nauseum. And they all last a year or so and are then replaced by the next scare. This one is no sillier than the last – but it’s not “not silly”. And for me, it’s eminently ignorable.
As I said – I’ll live until I die. And that has more meaning than most people will understand.