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Old 13-01-08, 22:48   #5
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Re: the ascent of 'counterknowledge'

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the thing is in the 1st few paragraphs he mentions the autism theory, yet this "counter-knowledge" is something that is based on years off observational science, yet not proven by actual science (as yet) so i feel that he was unfair to sight that as an example,

But on general i can see his general points
i'm wary of getting into this one as i've not studied it, and i know that people on this board have autisitic children.

however, i was under the impression that far from being the product of years of observational science, the mmr link was put forward by a single researcher whose acquaintance with scientific rigour was not what it could be, and who was sponsored by companies with an interest in his findings. i may be mistaken, but i'm pretty sure it was a bit of a poor show and has wrought untold misery as well as opening the door for the resurgence of measles.
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