Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?

[mentalfloss]

Scientists are people again?

Sloppy authoring BTW. Can you pick out the stupidity in what you just quoted?

You said people don't trust people.

I said I agree and that it is noted in the article, and showed you an example of where that is in the article.


You are now visibly upset about me agreeing with you.

 

[Cannuck]

Having a slow day? Please be considerate of us pensioners paying your wages!

The kitchen reno I'm currently doing is for a couple in there 40's. Clearly you're an idiot.

 

[petros]

Based upon the converse of the OP title, I wonder why so many unreasonable people do not doubt science?

Proctologists are scientists. If one said you need a sphincter transplant even though nothing seems wrong to you, would you fully trust or get a second opinion?

Why or why not?

 

[mentalfloss]

The OP used fluoridation as an example and made spurious claims as to what the fluoride used in water systems was. I corrected that improper statement. It was an example of how people were and are lied to.

There is nothing spurious about the claim that fluoride at or below certain levels in water is not harmful.

 

[petros]

There is nothing spurious about the claim that fluoride at or below certain levels in water is not harmful.

Do you trust the monitoring of levels?

 

[gerryh]

There is nothing spurious about the claim that fluoride at or below certain levels in water is not harmful.

Didn't say there was. The spurious claim was that the fluoride used came from "natural" supplies. Which is spurious at best considering it IS a by product of fertilizer manufacturing.

Do you trust the monitoring of levels?

For me and mine, I don't have to worry about it since the city of Calgary stopped putting fluoride in our drinking water 3 years ago or so.

 

[Walter]

Since hundreds of millions drink fluoridated water wouldn't there be a lot more disease attributed to fluoride if any of the OP was true?

 

[JLM]

The kitchen reno I'm currently doing is for a couple in there 40's. Clearly you're an idiot.

So why is their age an excuse to screw them?

 

[gerryh]

Since hundreds of millions drink fluoridated water wouldn't there be a lot more disease attributed to fluoride if any of the OP was true?

say what?

 

[mentalfloss]

Didn't say there was. The spurious claim was that the fluoride used came from "natural" supplies.

Fluoride is just an ionic version of fluorine. I am not saying that being a natural element is inherently good, but being on the periodic table of elements supports their assertion that it is a 'natural mineral'.

 

[gerryh]

Fluoride is just an ionic version of fluorine. I am not saying that being a natural element is inherently good, but being on the periodic table of elements supports their assertion that it is a 'natural mineral'.

CO2 is natural also, as is CO.

 

[petros]

Didn't say there was. The spurious claim was that the fluoride used came from "natural" supplies. Which is spurious at best considering it IS a by product of fertilizer manufacturing.






For me and mine, I don't have to worry about it since the city of Calgary stopped putting fluoride in our drinking water 3 years ago or so.

Another flaw in the OP is that selective breeding and trans-species splicing of genes in GMO crops are the same. How does the author expect plants and bacteria to interbreed?

We've never had fluoride in our water in Regina. Lower mainland, I've never looked into.

Fluoride is just an ionic version of fluorine. I am not saying that being a natural element is inherently good, but being on the periodic table of elements supports their assertion that it is a 'natural mineral'.

Not at all. Ever heard of chirality?

 

[Cannuck]

So why is their age an excuse to screw them?

What a silly question.

For me and mine, I don't have to worry about it since the city of Calgary stopped putting fluoride in our drinking water 3 years ago or so.

You didn't "have" to worry about it before that. Some unknowledgable people chose to worry about it.

 

[mentalfloss]

CO2 is natural also, as is CO.

Yea, I know.

That's why I stated in my post that you just quoted that just because something is natural doesn't mean it's good.

It's a concept that anti-vaxxers and prolifers have a lot of trouble with.

Another flaw in the OP is that selective breeding and trans-species splicing of genes in GMO crops are the same.

Where did the OP say that?

 

[Cannuck]

Yea, I know.

That's why I stated in my post that you just quoted that just because something is natural doesn't mean it's good.

It's a concept that anti-vaxxers and prolifers have a lot of trouble with.

...and it's why you can't trust "big bread"

 

[lone wolf]

Doubt is reason. Unquestioned acceptance isn't

 

[Cannuck]

Doubt is reason. Unquestioned acceptance isn't

Absolutely. Blind acceptance that big pharma, the chemical companies or big bread is out to **** people over is just silly

 

[gerryh]

It's a concept that anti-vaxxers and prolifers have a lot of trouble with.

prolifers?

 

[JLM]

What a silly question.

Nowhere near as silly as the response!

 

[Cannuck]

Nowhere near as silly as the response!

No, far sillier.