Comments on: What are LBC and Jeni Barnett afraid of? http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/ Contains Reason. Not Excuses. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:02:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maggie http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Maggie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:47:38 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-213 Hi NeilC, What a breath of fresh air you are, and also so right! Hi NeilC,

What a breath of fresh air you are, and also so right!

]]> By: NeilC http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-211 NeilC Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:13:13 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-211 Even if the poster above really did lose a son and even if it was caused by a vaccination, it still wouldn't make vaccination a bad thing since vaccinations prevent many more deaths. It would not be a reason to recommend that other parents avoid vaccinations. We have methods infititely more reliable than personal stories for ascertaining the risks and rewards of medical treatments. it is a stupidly irresponsible to effectively dish out medical advice based on anecdote rather than the entire evidence body properly evaluated. I wonder if the same people would tell kids that it's OK to take crack and drink heavily on the basis that their kid did it and now he's a healthy, successful adult? Even if the poster above really did lose a son and even if it was caused by a vaccination, it still wouldn’t make vaccination a bad thing since vaccinations prevent many more deaths. It would not be a reason to recommend that other parents avoid vaccinations.

We have methods infititely more reliable than personal stories for ascertaining the risks and rewards of medical treatments. it is a stupidly irresponsible to effectively dish out medical advice based on anecdote rather than the entire evidence body properly evaluated.

I wonder if the same people would tell kids that it’s OK to take crack and drink heavily on the basis that their kid did it and now he’s a healthy, successful adult?

]]> By: Jeni Barnett’s MMR scaremongering - the role of homeopathy « gimpy’s blog http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Jeni Barnett’s MMR scaremongering - the role of homeopathy « gimpy’s blog Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:58:23 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-83 [...] Dr Rachie of The Sceptics’ Book: What are LBC and Jeni Barnett afraid of? [...] [...] Dr Rachie of The Sceptics’ Book: What are LBC and Jeni Barnett afraid of? [...]

]]> By: Jeni Barnett admits that she failed to act as a responsible broadcaster, following ridiculous LBC broadcast about MMR: Updated several times « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jeni Barnett admits that she failed to act as a responsible broadcaster, following ridiculous LBC broadcast about MMR: Updated several times « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:10:39 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-75 [...] Dr Rachie of The Sceptics’ Book: What are LBC and Jeni Barnett afraid of? [...] [...] Dr Rachie of The Sceptics’ Book: What are LBC and Jeni Barnett afraid of? [...]

]]> By: Maggie http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Maggie Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:34:37 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-74 Hmmm, I will need "closeure" on this before I can comment further. Thanks Dave. A penis you say? Interesting. Hmmm, I will need “closeure” on this before I can comment further. Thanks Dave. A penis you say? Interesting.

]]> By: Dave The Happy Singer http://scepticsbook.com/2009/02/06/what-are-lbc-and-jeni-barnett-afraid-of/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Dave The Happy Singer Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:22:26 +0000 http://scepticsbook.com/?p=377#comment-73 Although the last comment presents with many symptoms of the anti-science mob, I suspect this specific example may in fact be a troll, since it is signed 'Anne Coulter'. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter" rel="nofollow">Ann Coulter</a> is an unspeakably frightful hardcore right-wing Christianist. Rumours that she also has a penis are as yet unconfirmed. Although the last comment presents with many symptoms of the anti-science mob, I suspect this specific example may in fact be a troll, since it is signed ‘Anne Coulter’.

Ann Coulter is an unspeakably frightful hardcore right-wing Christianist. Rumours that she also has a penis are as yet unconfirmed.

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