Vaccines and Autism: A Deadly Manufactroversy
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Do vaccines cause autism? Jenny McCarthy thinks so. She thinks her “mommy instincts” are more reliable than science. For those of us who think science is a better guide to knowledge than the instincts of celebrities, the evidence is in. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Vaccines are safe: far safer than not vaccinating.
The whole idea was a “manufactoversy” – a manufactured controversy based on junk science and perpetrated by unscrupulous researchers and irresponsible media reports. So many parents have been frightened into rejecting or delaying vaccines that vaccine-preventable diseases are staging a comeback, and our public health is endangered. How did this happen?
Simon Singh is appealing!
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In a recent Swift post, guest blogger Naomi Baker wrote about friend of the JREF (and TAM London speaker) Simon Singh, a skeptic and journalist who literally wrote the book on "alternative" medicine. Simon also writes for the UK newspaper The Guardian, and in a recent article he said that the British Chiropractic Association made claims that were "bogus".
Please Help
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My good friend Bill Baird – a prominent activist for civil rights – will be on ABC New's Internet program today – Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 – on Nightline's Face Off show. It will be aired live from 12:30 - 1pm and then available at any time online after that.
The Pro-Choice League – Bill’s group – are raising money in order to go to the annual National Right to Life Committee Convention again this year. Bill has attended more right-to-life conventions than most of the anti-abortion side for the past 35 years! They need to raise $2,500 to pay for the trip. The JREF and I, personally, are sending contributions to Bill, and we invite your participation.
Very Revealing...
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You probably know that homeopathy involves diluting substances down well beyond Avogadro's Limit, to the point where there are no atoms or molecules of the substance remaining - but the medicinal value is said to still be there. Don't look at me! It's their idea, not mine! It's all a matter of magical vibrations, of course...
If you've ever wondered what homeopathy is really all about, you can now have revealed to you by a devout disciple of the calling, George Vithoulkas, on his website.
Homeopathy Qualifies for the Million Dollar Challenge
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We've always said that homeopathy is eligible for the million-dollar prize, but Julia Wilson, Development Officer for Sense About Science in London needs it here on the page – for some strange reason. We've offered it on BBC, in print, by lectures, all over the world, and it has always – 100% of the time – failed tests. It was reported as a failure in Nature Magazine...
So, Julia, here it is, again, as if it had to be repeated once more: if anyone can show that homeopathy works, the James Randi Educational Foundation will pay them the million-dollar prize...
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