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I will agree as to the "don't get chemo" and "vaccines cause autism" parts of their message.

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Nov 11 '09, 16:06

However, I think their overall points are "there ARE other things to try" and "we really don't know conclusively one way or the other", respectively.

Which I think are true. But yeah, it doesn't take more than a whiff of misinterpretation for people to start making bad decisions.

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Your IM is just their stalking horses for your subject, as far as I'm concerned. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 16:12 12
- But thanks for making me google 'stalking horse'. I was unfamiliar with that metaphor. -- nm - Dr.Vermin learned something today Nov 11, 16:31 1
  - I think it must be British -- it's one of those expressions I learned from reading Agatha Christie. :-) -- nm - mara Nov 11, 16:40
- If you look at who stands to lose/gain... - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 16:26 9
  - There's an excellent article in the cuurent (or could be the last) Wired about vaccination - the liioulu with notebooks Nov 11, 17:25
  - I know when I need medical advice I go to Chrissie from Thress Company. -- nm - Beaker Nov 11, 16:45
  - But RE: chemo vs trepanning - Reagen Nov 11, 16:38 4
    - Do you know the history of chemotherapy? - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 16:49 3
      - and pencillin came from rotten bread. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 16:52 2
        
        This explains why loosi's neighbor kept throwing toast onto her balcony. nm - Dignan Nov 11, 16:58 1
        
        OUTstanding. Retroactively justifies Somers' book. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 17:04
  - Imagine if someone started a campaign to say that your life's work was a lie and that you were exploiting people for money. - Reagen Nov 11, 16:32 1
    - I have lots of friends in the oil business, so I see your point quite clearly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 16:36

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I will agree as to the "don't get chemo" and "vaccines cause autism" parts of their message.

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