bettercaust

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by bettercaust 1y ago
From what I have explored, those beliefs are based on misinformation or misunderstandings drawn from scientific research. In contrast, the vaccine orthodoxy is drawn from a strong body of evidence "where trials and statistics matter&qu
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by bettercaust 1y ago
I mean, that good sanitation reduced infectious disease incidence and mortality was something I was already aware of so I've already been "moved" so to speak. As for nutrition, the paper cites one researcher who concludes nut
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by bettercaust 1y ago
I thought we were talking about public health interventions. How would "don't offer soft drinks, junk food, etc." be implemented? Are you going to propose a law or regulation that bans offering those things? There's meri
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by bettercaust 1y ago
Not difficult to find? Maybe, maybe not. Effective public health solutions for obesity for which there is political will to implement them seem difficult to find to me. At the individual level, if you can manage to cut out ultra-processed f
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by bettercaust 1y ago
I'm going to reply here to both comments. I didn't contest the relationship between regular exercise and health. The questions I raised were: what evidence is there that [malnutrition] is a significant contributor to infectious di
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by bettercaust 1y ago
No one is contesting the role of nutrition, working conditions, and sanitation in infectious diseases generally. What I asked was: what evidence is there that this is a significant contributor to infectious disease in countries like the US?
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by bettercaust 1y ago
Nah, that's is just an artifact of an conflated claim made by RFK Jr. and others and the more complex reality that needs to be underlined to refute it. If the claim is "no vaccine products on the market were tested against a salin
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by bettercaust 1y ago
I don't know on what all (every single one) anti-vaxx beliefs are based, which is why I generalized based on my experiences with the beliefs I've encountered. I can't readily form an opinion on a belief I haven't encou
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by bettercaust 1y ago
This "miasmist approach" to public health starts from a belief, not a basis of fact or empiricism. There are certainly circumstances in which malnutrition makes someone more susceptible to infectious disease, but what evidence is
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by bettercaust 1y ago
> For example: most people assume vaccines are tested against an inert placebo like water, and will only be approved as safe if it doesn't cause more problems than the placebo does. This isn't what happens. The "placebo&qu
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by bettercaust 1y ago
The problem is that anti-vaxx concerns are based on unfounded beliefs (especially in conspiracy), misunderstandings, or out-right misinformation some of which RFK Jr. himself has helped sow over the past twenty years. This "I'm no
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by bettercaust 3y ago
I wondered if that would be the case. If rain is falling in the desert where it previously didn't, that means rain is not falling elsewhere it previously did.
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by bettercaust 3y ago
This is news to me. Where can I read more about this?
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by bettercaust 3y ago
I'll second Monarch. I had issues with connections when I first started a month or so ago, but they've since been resolved. They seem to have a very active customer service team AND a roadmap (which is something Mint hasn't h
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by bettercaust 3y ago
Seems like a problem of applying a "one-size-fits-all" approach to all patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It's clearly inappropriate to try and change behaviors that are not harmful, but clearly appropriate to chan
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by bettercaust 3y ago
I'm all for reducing inefficiencies if it reduces costs and/or improves service, but that is not the goal here. The goal is to make as much profit as possible as quickly as possible. Seems like that's what happened with a lot
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by bettercaust 3y ago
Christianity is faith, not a model of reality, so it can't be "wrong" but nor does it purport to be "right". It comes down to whether or not you continue to believe in its tenets.
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by bettercaust 3y ago
Glad somebody pointed this out. If I'm going to get better sleep it's going to be for the sake of honoring my body's needs, not for the sake of productivity.
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by bettercaust 3y ago
Probably limited as far as prions go. This particular advancement is in proteins that have sought-after mechanical properties like spider silk.
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by bettercaust 3y ago
This study isn't "bunk science", nor is medicine a "soft science". It's just silly to apply your own government paranoia to the 12 million people in the study cohort without rational reason to do so.
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by bettercaust 3y ago
Would also be interested in this if you'd care to post publicly.