Saying that “we thought X was dangerous, we looked at it closely and it turns out X isn’t dangerous at all” has the same meaning as “we mis-estimated the danger from X and then corrected the estimate”.
Risks and dangers here are percieved risks and dangers. In that context, such talk makes sense—obviously percieved risks depend on your current state of knowledge. Maybe god knows whether the bad thing will happen or not—but without a hotline to Him, percieved risks and dangers will remain the best we have.
Risks and dangers here are percieved risks and dangers. In that context, such talk makes sense—obviously percieved risks depend on your current state of knowledge. Maybe god knows whether the bad thing will happen or not—but without a hotline to Him, percieved risks and dangers will remain the best we have.