Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater
Posted by Roger Hunter on March 12, 2006 at 14:15:05:

Don;

It's because of the dangers involved in credible false alarms.

A false prediction of a major quake could kill people who get panicked. Then people would ignore all predictions and get killed by a quake.

It's a lose-lose proposition.

Roger


Follow Ups:
     ● Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater - Cathryn  17:21:38 - 3/12/2006  (34750)  (0)
     ● Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater - Petra  14:45:54 - 3/12/2006  (34737)  (1)
        ● "didn't want to see how it worked"? - John Vidale  20:15:49 - 3/12/2006  (34760)  (1)
           ● Let me restate that, please - Petra  23:10:15 - 3/12/2006  (34764)  (2)
              ● Re: Let me restate that, please - Cathryn  16:41:05 - 3/17/2006  (34876)  (0)
              ● I saw nothing encouraging - John Vidale  23:37:22 - 3/12/2006  (34766)  (1)
                 ● About That New Information - Petra  23:52:44 - 3/12/2006  (34767)  (1)
                    ● oil seeping out of the ground - John Vidale  00:11:40 - 3/13/2006  (34768)  (2)
                       ● Re: oil seeping out of the ground - chris in suburbia  05:37:47 - 3/13/2006  (34779)  (0)
                       ● Here's Something New - Petra  00:35:56 - 3/13/2006  (34769)  (1)
                          ● one of many possibilities - John Vidale  08:12:03 - 3/13/2006  (34780)  (2)
                             ● Re: one of many possibilities - Petra  20:02:48 - 3/13/2006  (34788)  (0)
                             ● oil in faults - chris in suburbia  14:43:23 - 3/13/2006  (34782)  (1)
                                ● example of oil and quakes - John Vidale  11:39:30 - 3/15/2006  (34811)  (1)
                                   ● 1925 - chris in suburbia  13:57:14 - 3/15/2006  (34813)  (0)
     ● Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater - Don in Hollister  14:38:19 - 3/12/2006  (34736)  (1)
        ● Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater - Roger Hunter  16:19:35 - 3/12/2006  (34739)  (2)
           ● There's Another Way - Petra  16:40:34 - 3/12/2006  (34744)  (1)
              ● Possible solution? - Steve  18:45:22 - 3/12/2006  (34753)  (2)
                 ● Re: Possible solution? Ohhhh - Petra  19:54:44 - 3/12/2006  (34758)  (0)
                 ● It's The Disclaimer - Disclaimer - Petra  19:42:41 - 3/12/2006  (34757)  (0)
           ● Re: Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater - Don in Hollister  16:39:16 - 3/12/2006  (34743)  (0)