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daredtowork

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17. My housemate had polio

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #16)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 03:08 PM

Mar 2015

And I know several other people who had it as well, some of whom were disabled by it. But children with birth defects from pesticides also suffered for the rest of their lives. There is no point in matching "pulling heartstrings" arguments here. If you're from a science background, it's easy to tell the difference between things that are well-tested and things that we may have rushed to market. However, the layperson can't tell the difference between these things, and history does provide a lot of reasons to be wary, if not outright skeptical about the unexpected consequences of "scientific" decisions. That side of human experience should be respected.

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Law Requiring California Parents To Vaccinate Their Children Likely To Pass [View all] Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 OP

Good. I didn't realize that SCOTUS ruled on this in 1944! Hekate Mar 2015 #1

The childhood population of the US is only 25% HockeyMom Mar 2015 #2

You are correct, but vaccinated children will grow to be vaccinated adults. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #6

who will need adult boosters HockeyMom Mar 2015 #7

The law doesn't insist that adults get boosters. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #8

There's a whooping cough epidemic in California right now, affecting infants and some adults Hekate Mar 2015 #9

That is your right to speak out HockeyMom Mar 2015 #10

Another concern I have daredtowork Mar 2015 #25

I 100% support daredtowork Mar 2015 #24

So when Rick Perry is President, CanadaexPat Mar 2015 #3

Rick Perry is never going to be Presdient. He is not governor of California. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #5

SB-277 Public health: vaccinations.(2015-2016) antiquie Mar 2015 #4

I can smell the backfire burning daredtowork Mar 2015 #11

Over 40, and grew up trusting science and opposed to rampant anti-intellectualism Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #12

That's you. daredtowork Mar 2015 #13

My age group watched the moon launches in awe, saw Cancer go from a death sentence to a curable Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #14

They also saw daredtowork Mar 2015 #15

anti-vaxers and golobal warming deniers are anti-intellectual's Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #16

My housemate had polio daredtowork Mar 2015 #17

Anti-intellectualism is the issue. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #18

Scientists rush things to market all the time daredtowork Mar 2015 #19

I am so glad to be living in an alternate universe. ~ nt antiquie Mar 2015 #20

lol nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #21

"If every person in California dies from some sort of freak vaccine reaction..." You are Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #22

Geez daredtowork Mar 2015 #23

Then don't misrepresent yourelf with me or I might think. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #26

I didn't daredtowork Mar 2015 #27

You make anti-vaxx arguments and suggest all californians might die from Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #28

For the last few days daredtowork Mar 2015 #29

All of California is not a possibility. It is conpsircy theory on steroids. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #30

How many times do I have to say I'm not an anti-vaxxer daredtowork Mar 2015 #31