Obama & Celebs Reprimanded for Bad Science

Live Science ^ | 27 December 2008 | Robert Roy Britt

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When during a pre-election debate Barack Obama and John McCain both said that an apparent rise in autism cases might be connected to vaccines, those who knew better squirmed at the lack of scientific knowledge of the two remaining presidential candidates on this topic.

In fact, studies have found no link between autism and vaccines. But televised statements by such high-profile people have a way of perpetuating myths.

In it's third annual report, the UK group Sense about Science calls the two candidates out on the inaccurate statements, along with a long list of celebrities' scientifically inaccurate claims.

[ConorMacNessa]

They're clueless as to what causes autism! I don't care what their stinking studies show, my kid was asymptomatic until he was 18 months old, and I think he's autistic because of the MMR - I'll be dissuaded from that conclusion only when they can come up with the cause, whatever it might be.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Rabble]

I've read a piece within the last year that discussed the link between autism & vaccines.

Within the article it stated that Amish children DO NOT get vaccinated. It went on to state that there has yet to be one single report of an Amish child developing autism.

When one can isolate one segment of the population, such as the Amish, and then study the results of the lack of "modern medicine" it can be truly enlightening.

[Rabble]

Here's more on the Amish/Autism connection I found by doing a Google search of "Amish autism": This piece seems to validate what I read regarding the Amish...

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:1iBzztAVDecJ:www.whale.to/vaccine/olmsted.html+autism+amish&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

I suppose that you're on top of the Amish/Autism reporting. Have you come to any conclusions or beliefs ??

[luckystarmom]

There is a strong genetic link to autism. My guess is that the Amish don’t get autism because they are not genetically inclined to get it.

[AZLiberty]

“Science” has also shown no connection between sugar and behavior changes in children. Occasionally science misses the boat.

[Yaelle]

FASCINATING. Thank you for this.

It might be the sheer QUANTITY of vaccines and the terribly young age at which they are given that do their evil deed. Neurotoxins are all around us; I know we can’t avoid every puff of exhaust or smoke, or every fake flavoring. But hopefully our mature immune systems can fight off some of that.

Yet we are asking our TINY NEWBORNS to take a huge series at one office visit of 5 to 6 injections, each one containing many different media and preservatives and immune-stimulations, and this whole invasive series three times in their first six months of life, and not have any reaction in their brains.

Who the HELL do we think we are?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks for the info - I was not aware of the Amish angle.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Niuhuru]

“Who the HELL do we think we are?”

God and all knowing.