2011-02-01, 02:24 PM
Stereo Wrote:Could the autism thing go to another thread? It rests with the people making extraordinary claims (vis. "vaccinations cause autism") to provide proof to back up their claim. The null hypothesis, "vaccinations are unrelated to autism" is just the natural expectation of two unrelated items and doesn't need to be proven.
It absolutely has everything to do with this discussion. The government mandating certain things that the entire populous doesn't agree with, does take away our freedom of choice. From what I've read here, that's one of the biggest gripes people are having over Obamacare. Mandatory vaccinations is merely an example I chose to use and the possible downsides to not having a choice in the matter.
MasPan Wrote:[color="#cc8899"]Documentary =/= scientific study. While they can be very informative, ultimately remember that they are a vehicle for the director to present their argument/viewpoint. A scientific study is not, at least not when properly conducted.
Friends with autistic children are also not comparable to a scientific study - they represent a very narrow sampling group that you cannot draw a broad conclusion from.
Old, but useful
And yeah, we are sidetracking a bit. I'll happily leave the discussion as is, or comment further if a thread pops up about it. It's one of those arguments that really grates on my nerves, because it's an unfounded paranoia and whatnot, so I tend to get distracted by it/similar topics.[/COLOR]
What I meant to say was that I've seen documentaries on that particular doctor. I honestly wasn't swayed either way after watching and/or reading about him. Do you have children? Have you ever seen all of the little fliers they give you when your children receive vaccines with "most" of the possible side effects of such? I just believe that a newborn body isn't as capable as an older child is of helping ward off these possible side effects. The odds are much better when they're a bit older, in my opinion.