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Yes:

  • microwaves can cook you without you even noticing heat
  • IR radiation can cause burns
  • UV radiation can cause sunburns and skin cancer
  • X-rays can cause radiation sickness, cancers, anemia, and death
  • gamma rays can cause radiation sickness, cancers, anemia, and death

No:

  • microwaves can cook your food quicker and more efficiently than the stove
  • IR radiation from the Sun can keep you warm
  • UV radiation creates Vitamin D and can help sterilize things
  • X-rays can help doctors diagnose injury and illness
  • gamma rays can aid doctors with diagnostic imaging and detect smuggled items
  • electricity is of great value to our economy

Its all a matter of degree and proper management.

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