Whether Holmes is correct or

not depends on our assumptions.

Because of how unique everything is in the bigger picture, the statistical

probability of any real (whole) event occuring is...

Hell, maybe God caused it, and

I'm Satan for having written it.

I just finished typing a huge,

multi-part, scholarly reply to your question, but Satan came along and caused a power outage just as I was posting

it.

Religious fruitcakes it is,

then. :)

It's bad, of course. But

before we all panic, it's worth noting:

* It's only one study.

* Throat cancer is a very small percentage

of all cancers, even though the vast majority of...