Jane Galt's site has a good article about "The Pre-emptive Precautionary Principle":
"Operating in uncertainty inevitably raises 'precautionary principle' - a willingness to make dramatic and painful changes, or incur significant costs to avoide [potentially severe] consequences without ironclad evidence or causality. Consider the following issues:"
MD then applies the idea to the environment, genetically-modified foods, social issues, and the War on Terror.
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