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If it were anything else, I wouldn't care, and would actually encourage you to forgo whatever medical treatment it is you have this irrational aversion to, with a view to improving the overall genetic health of our species.

However, this is herd immunity we're talking about, and unfortunately you and your unvaccinated progeny make everyone else more likely to get sick. This is why I support forced, universal, vaccinations.

At any rate, did you know they make soda cans out of aluminum, too? And formaldehyde is used in such a wide variety of products that focusing on vaccines in particular make me pretty sure you have an ulterior motive.

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Like I said, you can have your dogma. Irrationality is to believe something based on faith alone and to ignore contradictory evidence.

>At any rate, did you know they make soda cans out of aluminum, too? And formaldehyde is used in such a wide variety of products that focusing on vaccines in particular make me pretty sure you have an ulterior motive.

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program, formaldehyde which "is used in such a wide variety of products," is known to be a human carcinogen. That means it causes cancer.

According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry "Oral exposure to aluminum is usually not harmful. Some studies show that people exposed to high levels of aluminum may develop Alzheimer’s disease, but other studies have not found this to be true. We do not know for certain that aluminum causes Alzheimer’s disease." While they don't present a clear opinion one way or the other on aluminum's relationship to neurological disorders, I'll use common sense and not consume foods on a regular basis in which heavy metals may reside.

Sources: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/?objectid=035E57E7-BDD9-2D9B-AFB9D1... http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=1076&tid=34

Well, while your ignorance about vaccines in particular harms others around you by lessening herd immunity, we can at least take some solace in the fact that your breathtaking ignorance of medicines and human health issues in general will lead to lower life expectancies for yourself and others like you, which does mitigate the damage somewhat.

Millions die from preventable disease each year. It is this status quo mentality that leads to preventable deaths, the two leaders being Heart Disease and Cancer. I'm not sure who you're trying to convince of your argument by insulting me personally but it is clear you would rather ignore the evidence I've provided than supply a valid counter-argument. Especially when the CDC claims ingredients in vaccines are cancer causing. This is indicative of whose viewpoint is actually based on science (see sources) and whose is faith based.

Insinuating that Aluminum, Formaldehyde, Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and Thimerosal (a mercury-containing preservative) are safe, or actually beneficial, for consumption especially after reviewing the evidence I've given you is folly.

You can keep lying to yourself but to lie to others to promote falsehoods based on such ignorance is even worse. Stop trolling please.

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