gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Jan 5, 2011 7:19pm
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Jan 5, 2011 7:31pm
Jenny McCarthy tits woulda summed it up
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Jan 5, 2011 7:52pm
Newsflash......................Dont get your kids vaccinated then and allow them to die from some other illness they werent protected from.
The Equalizer
Posts: 1,003
Jan 5, 2011 9:37pm
gerb131;627278 wrote:Jenny McCarthy tits woulda summed it up
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CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Jan 5, 2011 10:03pm
I'm sure this will have little to no impact on the typical American knowledge of anything regarding health.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Jan 5, 2011 11:14pm
Yea that sums it up
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Jan 6, 2011 9:08am
Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice. Who would have thought?
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jan 6, 2011 9:38am
FatHobbit;627767 wrote:Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice. Who would have thought?
Indeed. On the one hand it is pretty funny (and who doesn't like a gratuitous McCarthy pic) but on the other hand this fraud is indicative how group-think can push an idea with practically no basis, other than specious reasoning.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Jan 6, 2011 9:41am
I've always thought it was a crock of shit.
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Jan 6, 2011 9:42am
It's been my experience that celebrities are not a good source of advice for much of anything at all. The problem is they don't know that yet.FatHobbit;627767 wrote:Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice....
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 6, 2011 9:58am
Con_Alma;627798 wrote:It's been my experience that celebrities are not a good source of advice for much of anything at all. The problem is they don't know that yet.
It does seem like a number of celebrities confuse fame and importance.
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Jan 6, 2011 10:04am
I mean, I understand people listen to celebrities and that's why groups like to use them for marketing, but for the most part I wouldn't trust them on anything that doesn't involve entertainment. I don't care to hear about their politics or their theories on science or medicine. They do have money and fame, but their opinions don't carry any more weight with me than any random person walking down the street.
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raiderbuck
Posts: 1,623
Jan 6, 2011 10:16am
I remember Holly Robinson Peete belting this medical theory a few years ago. Thought it was a little crazy then too.
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Jan 6, 2011 10:45am
First those Power Balance bracelets are a fraud....now immunizations don't cause autism.
Is there nothing sacred?
Is there nothing sacred?
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elbuckeye28
Posts: 919
Jan 6, 2011 11:08am
What is really fascinating about this whole situation is not only have researchers not been able to replicate Dr. Wakefield's research, but the validity of his research was called into question not long after it was published. In fact, many(maybe all) of the researchers affiliated with the study retracted their names for the study because they believed that there were some glaring flaws. Yet, many parents refuse to get their children vaccinated and leave them vulnerable to real and serious risks. They would rather ignore the proven risks and focus on the unproven risks.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Jan 6, 2011 11:26am
Manhattan Buckeye;627793 wrote:Indeed. On the one hand it is pretty funny (and who doesn't like a gratuitous McCarthy pic) but on the other hand this fraud is indicative how group-think can push an idea with practically no basis, other than specious reasoning.
Wow MB a very surprising insight considering the beliefs you espouse on the politics forum.
I kid, I kid.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jan 6, 2011 11:47am
elbuckeye28;627889 wrote:What is really fascinating about this whole situation is not only have researchers not been able to replicate Dr. Wakefield's research, but the validity of his research was called into question not long after it was published. In fact, many(maybe all) of the researchers affiliated with the study retracted their names for the study because they believed that there were some glaring flaws. Yet, many parents refuse to get their children vaccinated and leave them vulnerable to real and serious risks. They would rather ignore the proven risks and focus on the unproven risks.
Fascinating. And very scary. There has been so little evidence from any type of credible medical professional.
We might as well go back to the Steve Marin-era Saturday Night Live days with leeches and small dwarves living in our stomachs. "Say, Who's the Barber here?"
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Jan 6, 2011 1:16pm
FatHobbit;627810 wrote:I mean, I understand people listen to celebrities and that's why groups like to use them for marketing, but for the most part I wouldn't trust them on anything that doesn't involve entertainment. I don't care to hear about their politics or their theories on science or medicine. They do have money and fame, but their opinions don't carry any more weight with me than any random person walking down the street.
I only take their advice on who to vote for during Presidential elections.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Jan 6, 2011 1:26pm
I subscribe to the website www.Alexbaldwinguidesmylife.com for all my decision making.
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mella
Posts: 647
Jan 6, 2011 7:59pm
Real easy to check on this. Move the vaccines from 1.5 years to 2.5 and see if the onset of autistic symptoms also move. Do the study for three years, this will give you a large enough sample size. Move the vaccines back to 1.5 years and start to look for an onset of symptoms at the earlier age.