pocketkangaroo

First, none of your links say that fluoride doesn't help stop tooth decay. Second, the overwhelming majority of scientists and doctors believe the benefits of fluoride outweigh the potential side effects.

I have an open mind to all science. But you simply read a couple reports of some people having side effects to something and automatically assume that everyone should stop doing it. An extremely small percent of people have a side effect to a vaccine that saves tons of lives and you want it stopped. Because some people may believe that fluoride can cause some problems, you would have it removed from our drinking water and our teeth rot.

And I agree it's not on the level of conspiracy sites, it's worse. It is telling people to do things that give them a statistically higher chance of hurting themselves. What these sites don't realize is that the advantages to many of these things far outweigh the potential side effects. The HPV vaccine dramatically helps reduce the occurrence of many types of cancer. But because a small handful of people have a side effect, you would rather put tens of millions of people at a higher risk. The HPV vaccine will save more lives than not giving the vaccine at all. That is a fact.

I could even argue the benefits of Aspartame. Yes it's toxic and yes it's not good for your body. But if it helps millions of people lose weight and lower their risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, is it worth it? Everything isn't black and white. Was it not worth eradicating an epidemic like smallpox that took the lives of hundreds of millions because a small percent had issues with the vaccine?