How Andrew Wakefield Tried To Censor Opponents

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http://skepchick.org/blog/2010/02/how-andrew-wakefield-tried-to-censor-oppone...

Is Andrew Wakefield being censored, or is he the one using English libel laws to censor opponents? I'm sure you can guess what I'm thinking.

Here's the link to sign the petition: http://www.libelreform.org/sign

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Science & Technology

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• skepchick
• skeptic
• autism
• mmr
• wakefield

[HumanSayNo]

Why do atheists always cling to the belief in the pseudo science of vaccination?

The original term for vaccination was immunization. When children get the chicken pox their bodies create anti bodies that give immunization for life. If vaccines work, why do people need to get flu vaccines every year?

[rkwatson]

@HumanSayNo Because influenza is a virus that evolves into something new each year.

[HumanSayNo]

@rkwatson - So why are they vaccinating everyone this year with the same virus strain as last year?

[rkwatson]

@HumanSayNo There are several different strains in each year's vaccine. Sometimes they repeat if one strain stays active, but often they change. You can learn more on the CDC's site.

[KingWithoutaCause]

@TheCommonManUSA Yes it is. You have no proof that it DID do this. You can't say there is no proof that it DIDN'T unless you have prove to the contrary. You can't go to a murder case and say "You have no proof that he DIDN'T murder her." It's innocent until proven guilty. You can't just say they did it until you have proof they did. That's why correlation doesn't equal causation. It's quite simple. Stop jumping to conclusions.

[KingWithoutaCause]

@TheCommonManUSA You're right there is no evidence that the vaccine did NOT cause the autism. But that's completely irrelevant given the fact there is no evidence that it CAUSED it. Our bodies are MUCH more complex than you seem to understand. What we have here is an unknown case and will be treated as such until we get evidence. Instead of just jumping to assumptions. This is how religions are formed. They don't know how it happened so they just make assumptions.

[KingWithoutaCause]

@TheCommonManUSA That's a totally different concept. Because you can SEE him hit the ground and die. You don't SEE the vaccine inside of the body causing the disease. You are simply assuming it does. I've had vaccines and I'm not autistic. The majority of people that get vaccines if not all don't become autistic. You seem to have a special case or it may have not been the vaccine.

[KingWithoutaCause]

@TheCommonManUSA You do realize correlation doesn't equal causation.

[infinit888]

@TheCommonManUSA "I don't really need to be a scientist to make a conclusion about vaccinations when I see a normal child suddenly become autistic after being vaccinated."

The fact that you can correlate a certain phenomenon to a different one means nothing to those who are trained in science.

correlation =/= causation.

[atsukoh]

Any chance, maybe, England might be open to the idea of becoming a US colony? We've got a fairly strong reputation for protecting the speech of individuals and the press, and, after all, they do kinda owe us for bailing them out of that WWII thingie.

[johnnytabaiee]

@mikenotnumber1 I couldn't have said it better my self!

[octaviusthepenguin]

"I am going to ignore all evidence, parrot the false information provided by discredited pseudo scientists and hurl vulgar, offensive and demeaning rubbish at anyone who dare point out that I am wrong."

-Every anti vaccine comment on this page

[PureBrutalSickness]

good job don't let the haters get to you..

[johnnytabaiee]

SHUT UP BITCH YOUR A BUMB FUCK!!!!