On 6/16/2017 8:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 6:22:55 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:09:14 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>> .. .
>>> >> On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:36:14 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>Yes, and JFTR none of them died of "mysterious illnesses" either.
>>> >>
>>> >> Who knows what doctors called it. Maybe not "mysterious illness".
>>> That
>>> >> sounds rather ignorant on the doctor's part. Can't have that.
>>> >
>>> >I can tell you for a 100% fact that none of my friends died of
>>> anything >they
>>> >ate while young. However, a couple of them did die in auto
>>> accidents, >and
>>> >one was hit by a school bus. These days some of them are becoming
>>> ill >with
>>> >various maladies, and some have died, but none of us are spring
>>> chickens
>>> >anymore.
>>>
>>> I don't know, directly or indirectly, anyone who died of what they ate
>>> either. Although the uncle of a friend of mine choked to death on a
>>> fishbone decades ago. To this day, that friend doesn't eat fish with
>>> bones.
>>
>> Honestly, you two. Your circle of friends is not a statistically
>> significant sample. Anecdote does not equal data.
>>
>> As an example, suppose one of your cohort died of anaphylaxis as a baby.
>> You might never know it happened. It might never have been properly
>> diagnosed.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
>
> Honestly, you. Did anyone say they were "a statistically significant
> example?" I simply said...none of MY friends did, I can't speak for your
> experiences, nor would I want to take exception to them since that would
> be impossible. On a side note, I'm sure there are a multitude of things
> in this life that I never knew happened...and that you never knew either.
>
> Cheri
Nope, we weren't talking about statistics. Merely life experiences. I
went to a lot of schools (Dad was a Marine, we moved every year or two
until he retired). I never encountered a friend or classmate who had a
peanut allergy. Perhaps Cindy has. But is that statistically relevant?
Jill