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Internet can cause cancer (in Jewish bodies only?)

The Internet causes draught and terminal disease – so claims a new marketing campaign publicized in the ultra-Orthodox community and aims to curb use of the world wide web. "Where there is Internet, there are no rains," read one of the posters that were pasted in central haredi spots. "Let's remove the idolatry from among us. Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients (suffer) because of the Internet."

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Comment by Yusuf Said on February 24, 2011 at 11:12am: I guess the Jewish Science Institute (JSI) worked for years doing actual research to make such a bold statement. If actual scientist made such bold untested statements like "the internet causes cancer" they would not only be a laughing stock but their careers would be over. Linus Pauling the man who worked out the secondary structures to proteins in the 60s later in the 80s claimed that vitamin C cured cancer. That effectively ended his serious scientific career as it was not tested and he was simply making statements on a few observations. Vitamin C is an excellent antioxidant which neutralize free radicals which are particles believed to destroys portions of DNA. Such damage could lead to cancer, so in a way a healthy dose of vitamin C may be a good preventative measure. However, a preventative measure and a cure are two different things. This statement about the internet causing cancer in Jews should have been the deathblow to the career of whoever said it.