I am, for your (and my) entertainment, going to shit all over his chips.

I am sorry, but I tried to let this slide. And I cant.

http://www.NaturalNews.com/028012_skeptics_medicine.html

Sweep generalisations much?

So I am, for your (and my) entertainment, going to shit all over his chips. His comments in italics, mine in...well normal.


• Skeptics believe that ALLvaccinesare safe and effective (even if they've never been tested), that ALL people should be vaccinated, even against their will, and that there is NO LIMIT to the number of vaccines a person can be safely given. So injecting all children with, for example, 900 vaccines all at the same time is believed to be perfectly safe and "good for yourhealth."


Bollocks. Pure and simple. If a vaccine has been untested no one is going to say it is 100% safe. For vaccines that are using dead or sterilised versions of the pathogen it is a pretty safe bet. 
No. There is no limit as they don't harm you. However I don't think anyone recommends taking 900 vaccinations, let alone all at the same time. There are reasons that vaccines are combined, mostly because it hurts small children less. 

• Skeptics believe that fluoridechemicalsderived from the scrubbers of coal-fired power plants are really good for human health. They're so good, in fact, that they should be dumped into thewatersupply so that everyone is forced to drink those chemicals, regardless of their current level of exposure to fluoride from other sources.

Read. You ignorant fool.
Too much fluoride=bad, not enough = bad.

Happy medium.

Stop swallowing your toothpaste!

http://www.bfsweb.org/facts/dental_benefits/facts_.htm


It doesn't matter where chemicals come from, as long as they are pure. An element is an element however it is created.


• Skeptics believe that many six-month-oldinfantsneed antidepressantdrugs. In fact, they believe that people of all ages can be safely given an unlimited number of drugs all at the same time: Antidepressants, cholesterol drugs, blood pressure drugs, diabetes drugs, anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping drugs and more -- simultaneously!




Well I have never heard or read this, and I certainty don't. I think you need a fucking chill pill though.
Drugs can be given safely as long as they do not interact with each other and have knock on effects to the body. I would say that pretty much cock-punches your unlimited drugs statement.

• Skeptics believe that thehuman bodyhas no ability to defend itself against invading microorganism and that the only things that can save people from viral infections arevaccines.


....


This is getting difficult, I will try and minimise on the swearing.


No, No FUCKING No. 


The human body is...incredible and the immune system is amazing. Vaccinations make use of the immune system BUT some diseases are lethal before your immune system has a chance to combat them. Vaccinations simple pre-prepare the immune system for an infection by one of these diseases. Like having all the answers to the exam you are about to sit.


• Skeptics believe that pregnancy is a disease andchildbirthis a medical crisis. (They are opponents ofnaturalchildbirth.)


I am not sure I even know what this means. Or what natural child birth is. But people should stop squeezing out sprogs so much to ease pressure on our natural resources. 


• Skeptics do not believe in hypnosis. This is especially hilarious since they are all prime examples of people who are easily hypnotized by mainstream influences.


Um....hypnosis is a bit of a weird one. Some people consider it a kind of...agreement between the hypnotiser and the subject, but it does appear to work for some therapies (have a read of the wikipedia page).


• Skeptics believe that there is no such thing as human consciousness. They do not believe in the mind; only in the physicalbrain. In fact, skeptics believe that they themselves aremindless automatonswho have no free will, no soul and no consciousness whatsoever.




There isa  human consciousness, thats why I am here, typing away this ridiculous de-bunking. I just don't think there is a human consciousness that is beyond the physical brain. And nor does neuroscience. Have a read of Dr. Novella's blog post on it. 


But yes, I am a mindless automate, which is why I have opinions on how stupid you are. (Ha, sarcasm).


• Skeptics believe that DEADfoodshave exactly the same nutritional properties as LIVING foods (hilarious!).



Do you chew on lambs live? As a vegetarian I find even the dead lamb chewing pretty distasteful, but YOU SICKEN ME.

Dead food, I assume you mean cooked? Well cooked food doesn't have the same levels of some nutrients in it as raw food (study picked out at random). But not all food is as tasty raw. So have a mixture of fresh and cooked vegetables.



• Skeptics believe that pesticides on the crops are safe, genetically modified foods are safe, and that any chemicalfoodadditive approved bythe FDAis also safe. There is no advantage to buying organic food, they claim.

This is a big topic. So briefly:

Organic -
bit kooky, think that homeopathy should be given to cows. Cutting down on pesticides = very good. But evidence suggests that it only increases numbers of common not rare species. Although I now cant find that paper. Bugger. If I do I will edit this.
 Here is a paper suggesting organic farming would increase beta diversity. All well and good.
Unfortunately with the current size of the human population there is no way we could feed everyone purely by organic farming.

GM crops -
one of the most promising avenues to cut out pesticides, by producing resistant crops. Not all safe, not all dangerous. It is the most highly regulated area of scientific investigation to date. Mostly because of scaremongers. Genes are usually from other plants, which are closely related. This occurs naturally via hybridisation, but this way we have control over which genes. Stop worrying so much.

FDA approval -
Dont really know anything about the FDA (being English) but yes, I would think if they passed it then it is probably safe. But don't quote me on that, that is your problem america.



• Skeptics believe that water has no role in human health other than basic hydration. Water is inert, they say, and the water your toilet is identical to water from a natural spring (assuming the chemical composition is the same, anyway).


Yes. That is true. No vibrations, no harmonies, no nothing. Water is tastey good. But still water.


• Skeptics believe that all the phytochemicals and nutrients found in ALL plants areinert, having absolutely no benefit whatsoever for human health. (The ignorance of this intellectual position is breathtaking...)

This is a stupid statement. Inert? No. I don't think so. Ok so for those of you that don't know what a phytochemical is, it is a compound found naturally in plants. We get vitamin C from fresh fruit, that isn't inert and we need it.

I don't really understand what he is yapping on about.


• Skeptics believe that the moon has no influence over life on Earth. Farming in sync with moon cycles is just superstition, they say. (So why are the cycles of life for insects, animals and humans tied to the moon, then?)

The moon does have influence over life on earth. The tides for instance. And some animals (corals particularly) synchronise their spawning by the moon. Probably because it is present across their range, and thus is a convenient temporal marker.

There is however no evidence that the moon holds sway on humans (see here).


• Skeptics believe that the SUN has no role in human health other than to causeskincancer. They completely deny anyhealingabilities of light.


Well....sunlight does aid the synthesis of vitamin D so...wrong again I guess.


• Skeptics believe that Mother Nature is incapable of synthesizingmedicines. Only drug companies can synthesize medicines, they claim. (So why do they copy molecules fromnature, then?)


Wrong. Do you know where aspirin comes from? Nature is great for creating drugs. 
There is a problem though. The often come with a lot of other random chemicals which you probably do not want in your system. That is why these useful drugs are singled out, isolated, then made synthetically. Identical to the natural ones (aspirin from willow bark), but with less side effects. Bonus.
 
• Skeptics do not believe in intuition. They believe that mothers cannot "feel" the emotions of their infants at a distance. They write off all such "psychic" events as mere coincidence.


True.


• Skeptics believe that all healing happens from the outside, fromdoctorsand technical interventions. They do not believe thatpatientshave any ability to heal themselves. Thus, they do not ascribe any responsibility for health to patients. Rather, they believe that doctors and technicians are responsible for your health. Anyone who dismisses doctors and takes charge of their own health is therefore acting "irresponsibly," they claim.


No, the body heals itself. That is why you stop bleeding. And don't suffer from a perpetual cold.
Sometimes it needs a little help though. And yes, if you throw the opinion of a trained medical practitioner out simple because he is trained then you are a fool. 
• Skeptics believe thatcell phoneradiation poses absolutely no danger to human health. A person can be exposed to unlimited cell phoneradiationwithout any damage whatsoever.


Jury is still out on this one. Too much evidence on both sides. More research needed.


• Skeptics believe that aspartame and artificial chemical sweeteners can be consumed in unlimited quantities with no ill effects.


No, nothing can be consumed in unlimited quantities with no ill effects. Even water.


• Skeptics believe that human beings were born deficient in synthetic chemicals and that the role of pharmaceuticalcompaniesis to "restore" those deficiencies in humans by convincing them to swallow patented pills.



Ok, now you are just making shit up (haha, NOW!).
No, you take medicine IF YOU NEED IT. If you don't, then (by definition) you are healthy.


• Skeptics believe that you can take unlimitedpharmaceuticals, be injected with an unlimited number of vaccines, expose yourself to unlimited medical imaging radiation, consume an unlimited quantity of chemicals in processed foods and expose yourself to an unlimited quantity of environmental chemical toxinswith absolutely no health effects whatsoever!


No. Just...No. No-one in the world thinks that. Just...just think about what you are saying.




Chris