I am an irrational being. I am not a Vulcan. :-) Liz
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:51 PM To: Memphis Freethought Alliance Subject: Re: Watching Religulous That is perfectly understandable, Liz. Irrational, but understandable and human. If I had children, I might feel the same way. The preservative has been removed from most childhood vaccines for several years because of pressure from the public. Unfortunately, the autism rate does not seem to have been affected, but thankfully in this case the cost and potential danger of removing the additive (it was there for a reason, after all) seems to be an acceptable price for the relief fear and doubt. Aaron On Oct 3, 3:52 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed. I don't necessarily trust the CDC or FDA or AMA or any other fancy > set of capitol abbreviations. I wouldn't recommend not vaccinating a child, > but I wouldn't recommend injecting them with a substance that could even > POTENTIALLY cause permanent damage to their brain. > > Liz > > For the record, Noel had the thimerasol vaccines. I will always wonder > what, if any effect they had on his developing brain. > > liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Isparklaria > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:31 PM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: Watching Religulous > > On Oct 3, 8:49 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the > > meantime, it is rational to accept the position summarized by the CDC, > > the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association > > and similar organizations in a better position to know the relevant > > research. Especially since reductions in immunization rates can have > > such dangerous effects of their own. > > I think that it might be wiser to insist on thimerasol free vaccines. > > On Oct 3, 8:49 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Robert Kennedy Junior and other knowledgeable people..." > > > Well, then it *must* be true! ;-) I look forward to hearing how > > these "recent studies" fare in the scientific community. In the > > meantime, it is rational to accept the position summarized by the CDC, > > the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association > > and similar organizations in a better position to know the relevant > > research. Especially since reductions in immunization rates can have > > such dangerous effects of their own. > > >http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal.htm > > > Aaron > > > On Oct 2, 3:19 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Robert Kennedy Junior and other knowledgable people have said that the > > > recent studies done which claimed that there was not link between > > > thimerasol and autism were industry sponsered tabacco science!!! > > > > On Oct 1, 11:07 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I wish I could go, but I already have plans Friday. I do have a > > > > question, though, since we haven't had a good argument in a few > > > > weeks. > > > > > Several people had a minor crisis of conscience about Ben Stein's > > > > movie because they didn't want their money going to someone who > > > > promotes dangerous, anti-science ideas. I get that. > > > > > The last episode of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, one of my > > > > favorite podcasts, alluded to Bill Maher's crackpot ideas that seem > > > > just as dangerous to me. He has apparently jumped on the anti-vaccine > > > > bandwagon, for example, and suggests that alternative "medicine" is > > > > better than modern, pharmaceutical-oriented healthcare. He even told > > > > David Letterman to stop taking his heart medicine. > > > > > I haven't verified much of this. I just gleaned it from the podcast > > > > and a quick Google search, but assuming it's true, does it affect > > > > anyone's feelings about paying to see Religulous? I mean, sure, this > > > > particular movie is not promoting pseudoscience, but money is going to > > > > Maher. Would we feel comfortable watching a Ben Stein movie that was > > > > not specifically about Intelligent Design but still funneled money to > > > > his ID activism? Or is our conscience dulled by the schadenfreude of > > > > seeing religious people look stupid on screen? > > > > > There is probably no right-or-wrong answer here. I'm just curious to > > > > know what people think (or rationalize, depending on your point of > > > > view!). > > > > > Aaron- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
