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hifiguy

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12. Anti-vaxers are nuts.

Reply to FreeBC (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 06:28 PM

Dec 2012

Period. It's woo of the highest order.

"Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have.

Science invites us to let the facts in even when they don't conform to our preconceptions."

- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World (A book that a lot of DUers could stand to read closely and think about deeply).

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Congress Promotes Dangerous Anti-vaccine Quackery [View all] FreeBC Dec 2012 OP

Was anti-'MERCURY' testimony that was heard, elleng Dec 2012 #1

First, someone would have to prove that vaccines or thimerosal hurt anyone. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #4

Anti Vaxxers are anti science william cail Dec 2012 #9

They're anti-science the same way 'creationists' / 'teach the controversy' folks are anti-science.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #11

The only problem with this sweeping assertion is that mercury was never in childhood vaccines Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #16

Autism advocates, NIH, CDC testify to Congress about research, autism increase. elleng Dec 2012 #18

Lots of folks who should know better are anti-vaxxers and anti-tech. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #2

yup La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #5

Whooping Cough Epidemic: Blame The Anti-Vaccination Movement pinto Dec 2012 #3

Full, less biased report here: Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #6

Thats not less bias in the least n/t FreeState Dec 2012 #7

Measles almost killed me when I was six Warpy Dec 2012 #8

I also had measles when I was six. Mariana Dec 2012 #10

Anti-vaxers are nuts. hifiguy Dec 2012 #12

Autism advocates, NIH, CDC testify to Congress about research, autism increase. elleng Dec 2012 #13

Naughty, naughty vaccines! MrScorpio Dec 2012 #14

my son has autism and he is fully vaccinated liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #15

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