Thread: Not to stir a debate, but am I the minority now?

Re: Not to stir a debate, but am I the minority now? Quote: Originally Posted by Dorothy'smom I love this!! I took Chemistry for pre-nursing over the summer and learned a lot of this stuff. The Thimerosal/Mercury comparison drives me batty now that I know they are completely different. Different structure=different function is what they've been pounding into our heads in the sciences. Thanks. __________________ Janine. Happy...

Re: Not to stir a debate, but am I the minority now? Quote: Originally Posted by katiematie Benefits of vaccinations? First off, deaths from diseases dropped due to things that you stated, like cleaner food and water supply, better nutrition, less crowding in big cities, population clean up, sanitary living conditions etc. All these happened BEFORE vaccines were introduced. Big pharma came in and claimed it was them, NOT the previous things...

Re: Not to stir a debate, but am I the minority now? Quote: Originally Posted by Dorothy'smom LOL, another thing I'm learning this term! I'm taking statistics, and that is one of the worst ways of doing a study. You can't just look at two things without doing a controlled experiment and assume causation. Even if there seems to be a relationship, if there are confounding variables that you haven't taken into account,...

Quote: Originally Posted by katiematie I would hardly call vaccines "successful", i could spew off a hundred instances on where the vaccines were not successful and how deaths from diseases were dropping waaaaay before vaccines were introduced. In fact, in some cases when certain vaccines were introduced, cases of diseases actually jumped! As far as the goverment caring about kids, they arent paying for free and reduced...

Quote: Originally Posted by XtraOrdinary I have never trusted the gov as I have studied this govs past history and they are in no way deserving of my trust. Oh man, I only got a little ways into the "Underground History of American Education" and got really sick to my stomach as far as what our government has been in the past, and what the real plan was in certain areas. But that's for another thread. P.S. I love your...

With all due respect...I also voted for Obama BUT he is not the "government" in its entirety...

Quote: Originally Posted by katiematie I would hardly call vaccines "successful", i could spew off a hundred instances on where the vaccines were not successful and how deaths from diseases were dropping waaaaay before vaccines were introduced. In fact, in some cases when certain vaccines were introduced, cases of diseases actually jumped! As far as the goverment caring about kids, they arent paying for free and reduced...

Quote: Originally Posted by DesertMomma I just want to address the sheeple term. I've been actively involved in a few conspiracy theory boards on the internet- some things are quite compelling. But anyways one thing that always got me was when the CT's would call anyone who believed MSM "sheeple".. or if you didn't agree with them, then you were a sheeple... yet these same people believed EVERY thing Alex...

also i don't distrust obama or any other one person or political party. i just think for the most part they (all government) don't have my personal best interest at heart and things need to be questioned

Quote: Originally Posted by Liddle1 I'm with you. I don't TRUST the government (I'm not a sheeple) but I'm not thinking they're putting mind controlling drugs in the water either, I just want to address the sheeple term. I've been actively involved in a few conspiracy theory boards on the internet- some things are quite compelling. But anyways one thing that always got me was when the CT's would call anyone...