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	<title>Comments on: An unvaccinated child has died from a preventable disease</title>
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	<description>I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.</description>
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		<title>By: syb</title>
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		<dc:creator>syb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s funny that the people that are pro vaccines are calling people who question things dumm and stupid ,and the people that questions things just want other people to get more info and then make up their minds of what to do .....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s funny that the people that are pro vaccines are calling people who question things dumm and stupid ,and the people that questions things just want other people to get more info and then make up their minds of what to do &#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: Evelyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Evelyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/india/29596453_1_vaccine-deaths-aefi-deaths-public-sector-vaccine-units

128 kids die after being vaxed.....govt cant say why??? hmmmm, i read stories all the time where a baby received a shot and died within 24 hrs and its labeled coincidence......kids slip away into another world called autism and you say its better to have that than be dead....in essence an autistic child is dead. my friends son has autism which occured at 5 right after he updated shots to enter school....now he has to attend a special school lost his ability to communicate effectively, plays alongside not with, she already lost her son---and has to live with that daily. now the govt gets money from the meds he now has to be on. 

what sickens me is that people uproar over a death they say could be prevented, what sickens me is all the sids and kids dying and developing other diseases...seriously who his really being negligent???</description>
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<p>128 kids die after being vaxed&#8230;..govt cant say why??? hmmmm, i read stories all the time where a baby received a shot and died within 24 hrs and its labeled coincidence&#8230;&#8230;kids slip away into another world called autism and you say its better to have that than be dead&#8230;.in essence an autistic child is dead. my friends son has autism which occured at 5 right after he updated shots to enter school&#8230;.now he has to attend a special school lost his ability to communicate effectively, plays alongside not with, she already lost her son&#8212;and has to live with that daily. now the govt gets money from the meds he now has to be on. </p>
<p>what sickens me is that people uproar over a death they say could be prevented, what sickens me is all the sids and kids dying and developing other diseases&#8230;seriously who his really being negligent???</p>
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		<title>By: Stacey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Listen up: Hep B can only be trensmitted by blood or body fluid...same as AIDS. So unless your baby is in a high risk group (mother w/hep b, has sex or shoots iv drugs) you have nothing to worry about. I find it interestimg that the vaccinated baby died-
Do your homework folks, on everything they try to inject into your baby! By ther way, all these pushers on this site, who have been shooting up there kids, uumm, are you all fully (3 by 2 yrs old) vaccinated? You people have the gall to inflict injury on your babies, who cannot even defend themselves, cant tell you if they feel sick prior to a shot, or how they feel after, why dont you get those 38 shots YOURSELVES? You dont have the balls to do it to yourself, bullies- I am the mom of an infant that has never had 1 shot! She is almost 9 mos old, and has never been sick, or had any of the allergy or digestive, sleeping issues that my friends vaccinated babies have had. This country feeds off the innocent. the pharma industry and the health depts are all in business together making our kids sick with things that require meds....ADD, ADHD, Asthma, Allergies, Yada Yada Yada.......WAKE UP People...Do you really think there is a risk, when parents in the families of babies are unvaccinated, and prior to the babies vaccines they are exposed to each other???? Surely the parents and adults in this country would all be dying of these dreadful things daily!
I mean the kids arent born fully vaccinated...It doesnt even make common sense, let alone medical sense.......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen up: Hep B can only be trensmitted by blood or body fluid&#8230;same as AIDS. So unless your baby is in a high risk group (mother w/hep b, has sex or shoots iv drugs) you have nothing to worry about. I find it interestimg that the vaccinated baby died-<br />
Do your homework folks, on everything they try to inject into your baby! By ther way, all these pushers on this site, who have been shooting up there kids, uumm, are you all fully (3 by 2 yrs old) vaccinated? You people have the gall to inflict injury on your babies, who cannot even defend themselves, cant tell you if they feel sick prior to a shot, or how they feel after, why dont you get those 38 shots YOURSELVES? You dont have the balls to do it to yourself, bullies- I am the mom of an infant that has never had 1 shot! She is almost 9 mos old, and has never been sick, or had any of the allergy or digestive, sleeping issues that my friends vaccinated babies have had. This country feeds off the innocent. the pharma industry and the health depts are all in business together making our kids sick with things that require meds&#8230;.ADD, ADHD, Asthma, Allergies, Yada Yada Yada&#8230;&#8230;.WAKE UP People&#8230;Do you really think there is a risk, when parents in the families of babies are unvaccinated, and prior to the babies vaccines they are exposed to each other???? Surely the parents and adults in this country would all be dying of these dreadful things daily!<br />
I mean the kids arent born fully vaccinated&#8230;It doesnt even make common sense, let alone medical sense&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: cjp</title>
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		<dc:creator>cjp</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Doctors can only practice what they&#039;ve learned.  The people controlling the information being taught(colleges) are ALL funded by the big pharmaceutical companies.  You will never see the complete reverse of any disease because there is too much money to be made.  Someone above stated &#039;would they rather have a child with autism, or a dead child&#039;.  This is clearly someone who does not have a child with autism, because if they did, they would know the lifelong struggle that will be to not only that child, but to the child&#039;s family, and ultimately taxpayer&#039;s dollars when the family is elderly and can no longer change their adult autistic son&#039;s diapers.  Would I rather my son be dead?  No, of course not.  But this is certainly not the life I&#039;d want anyone to have either.  I&#039;ve done my research.  If my son, or any of my other unvaccinated children died from something they contracted naturally, I would be devastated and heartbroken beyond words to be sure.  But if my children died because of a toxin that I allowed to be injected directly into their bloodstream--to PREVENT something, no less, I could not live with myself.  The risk may be small, so many will say, but to he child and the family who did have an adverse reaction to a vaccine, the risk is 100%.  That&#039;s a gamble I will never take.  What I have noticed within my own family, is what I base my decisions on, and that is my right.  I have one vaccinated child who, as a baby, was happy. Was smiley.  Laughed.  Was walking, babbling, saying words.  Was vaccinated, and then I could only stand by and watch as my child walked into darkness and never returned.  has never smiled since.  Not even once.  That vaccinated child was sick constantly with ear infections, sinus infections, pneumonia...a whole slew of endless illnesses.  Every single other child I gave birth to was not vaccinated at all.  And has never...and I mean EVER...had anything more than a very infrequent common cold.  That alone is enough for me to be 100% happy with my decision.  I am so thankful that it&#039;s well within my right to choose what&#039;s best for my own children.  And when this country decides to attempt to force that upon me...well, that will be the day I GLADLY become a citizen of another country who respects my rights as a parent, and a human being.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doctors can only practice what they&#8217;ve learned.  The people controlling the information being taught(colleges) are ALL funded by the big pharmaceutical companies.  You will never see the complete reverse of any disease because there is too much money to be made.  Someone above stated &#8216;would they rather have a child with autism, or a dead child&#8217;.  This is clearly someone who does not have a child with autism, because if they did, they would know the lifelong struggle that will be to not only that child, but to the child&#8217;s family, and ultimately taxpayer&#8217;s dollars when the family is elderly and can no longer change their adult autistic son&#8217;s diapers.  Would I rather my son be dead?  No, of course not.  But this is certainly not the life I&#8217;d want anyone to have either.  I&#8217;ve done my research.  If my son, or any of my other unvaccinated children died from something they contracted naturally, I would be devastated and heartbroken beyond words to be sure.  But if my children died because of a toxin that I allowed to be injected directly into their bloodstream&#8211;to PREVENT something, no less, I could not live with myself.  The risk may be small, so many will say, but to he child and the family who did have an adverse reaction to a vaccine, the risk is 100%.  That&#8217;s a gamble I will never take.  What I have noticed within my own family, is what I base my decisions on, and that is my right.  I have one vaccinated child who, as a baby, was happy. Was smiley.  Laughed.  Was walking, babbling, saying words.  Was vaccinated, and then I could only stand by and watch as my child walked into darkness and never returned.  has never smiled since.  Not even once.  That vaccinated child was sick constantly with ear infections, sinus infections, pneumonia&#8230;a whole slew of endless illnesses.  Every single other child I gave birth to was not vaccinated at all.  And has never&#8230;and I mean EVER&#8230;had anything more than a very infrequent common cold.  That alone is enough for me to be 100% happy with my decision.  I am so thankful that it&#8217;s well within my right to choose what&#8217;s best for my own children.  And when this country decides to attempt to force that upon me&#8230;well, that will be the day I GLADLY become a citizen of another country who respects my rights as a parent, and a human being.</p>
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		<title>By: Christina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah Emma, and all those medical papers aren&#039;t backed by drug companies. No bias there. Give me a break.

Have you looked who works with the CDC - who sits on the board of both the CDC and FDA? Former employees of MERCK. Yup, they&#039;re such a swell company. They didn&#039;t leave a drug on the market for YEARS even after showing it killed people.

Use a better argument.

And what does someone who posts an anti-vax paper get out of it? Nothing.
I know what those who post papers on the GOOD of vaccines get.... money, money.. and oh yeah, more money.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah Emma, and all those medical papers aren&#8217;t backed by drug companies. No bias there. Give me a break.</p>
<p>Have you looked who works with the CDC &#8211; who sits on the board of both the CDC and FDA? Former employees of MERCK. Yup, they&#8217;re such a swell company. They didn&#8217;t leave a drug on the market for YEARS even after showing it killed people.</p>
<p>Use a better argument.</p>
<p>And what does someone who posts an anti-vax paper get out of it? Nothing.<br />
I know what those who post papers on the GOOD of vaccines get&#8230;. money, money.. and oh yeah, more money.</p>
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		<title>By: Emma</title>
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		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, worst case scenario; the anti-vax parents have a child with autism, which seems unlikely.

Instead, that poor baby who didn&#039;t have a choice has died.

And these anti-vax websites are so biased, how can you expect to sway someone with that?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, worst case scenario; the anti-vax parents have a child with autism, which seems unlikely.</p>
<p>Instead, that poor baby who didn&#8217;t have a choice has died.</p>
<p>And these anti-vax websites are so biased, how can you expect to sway someone with that?</p>
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		<title>By: Phil Plait</title>
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		<dc:creator>Phil Plait</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Y&#039;know, I rarely resort to ad hominems, AMH (#141), but basically I can safely ignore any argument made by anyone who unironically uses the word &quot;sheeple&quot;. 

And you&#039;re wrong. I might even say dead wrong. The links I provide in all my antivax posts show that very clearly.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Y&#8217;know, I rarely resort to ad hominems, AMH (#141), but basically I can safely ignore any argument made by anyone who unironically uses the word &#8220;sheeple&#8221;. </p>
<p>And you&#8217;re wrong. I might even say dead wrong. The links I provide in all my antivax posts show that very clearly.</p>
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		<title>By: AMH</title>
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		<dc:creator>AMH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Almost everyone here needs to do a little more research before we all get on the sheeple bus and just do what everyone else is doing.  There is so much research on what is in vaccinations and what it is doing to our healthy babies that are born with these perfect little bodies.  Let&#039;s inject our babies bodies with fake antibodies made from aborted fetal tissue (okay not so much anymore...) and expect that child&#039;s body to be able to fight off an infection that it did not get vaccinated for.   A BODY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE (aka disease, autoimmune disorders) IF IT&#039;S IMMUNE SYSTEM IS USED TO DEPENDING ON FAKE VACCINATIONS.  A baby is an hour old and it gets it&#039;s first vaccination, before the immune system even has a chance to develop fully, we have already completely ruined it.  Just do me a really huge favor and before we all just assume this is the best because of a few cases, look at all the cases of BEING vaccinated and do a little research, stop being &quot;sheeples&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost everyone here needs to do a little more research before we all get on the sheeple bus and just do what everyone else is doing.  There is so much research on what is in vaccinations and what it is doing to our healthy babies that are born with these perfect little bodies.  Let&#8217;s inject our babies bodies with fake antibodies made from aborted fetal tissue (okay not so much anymore&#8230;) and expect that child&#8217;s body to be able to fight off an infection that it did not get vaccinated for.   A BODY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE (aka disease, autoimmune disorders) IF IT&#8217;S IMMUNE SYSTEM IS USED TO DEPENDING ON FAKE VACCINATIONS.  A baby is an hour old and it gets it&#8217;s first vaccination, before the immune system even has a chance to develop fully, we have already completely ruined it.  Just do me a really huge favor and before we all just assume this is the best because of a few cases, look at all the cases of BEING vaccinated and do a little research, stop being &#8220;sheeples&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: skeptic</title>
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		<dc:creator>skeptic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>have any of you looked at the ingredients in the vaccines? though in small amount, kids get so many vaccines these days and those harmful ingredients could build up in their system. go to this site and see what is in the vaccine.
http://www.vaclib.org/basic/vacingredient.htm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>have any of you looked at the ingredients in the vaccines? though in small amount, kids get so many vaccines these days and those harmful ingredients could build up in their system. go to this site and see what is in the vaccine.<br />
<a href="http://www.vaclib.org/basic/vacingredient.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.vaclib.org/basic/vacingredient.htm</a></p>
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		<title>By: Rae</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to J.Williamson - did you ever think that us pro vaccinatiors have researched it and are not just &quot;blindly&quot; following the crowd. I have done a lot of research in to the vaccines and what are in them right from the CDC and Nat. Network for Immunization Information websites. I work for doctors and have for years, different doctors and offices, and one of them has prescribed a med that was not needed for a patient, not even an antibiotic for a suspected urinary tract infection, they wait for the culture to come back and prescribe what is suggested from lab that will work. As far as what is in the vaccines, the additives, all in trace amounts and all have a purpose for being there - just go to CDC&#039;s website they explain it all - not the pharmaceuticaul&#039;s websites.  Learning disorders, ADD, behavioral issues, no one can say vaccines caused that - they very well could have those same problems without being vaccinated. Tell you the truth I much rather have those problems and worse then no child at all. Hib, pertussis and measles all can cause death in healthy children and are horrible deaths, even chicken pox can be fatal in healthy children.

So yes I&#039;ve done research and educated myself thank you. I still choose to vaccinate my children to keep my children and the children around mine safe. I hope I don&#039;t come into contact with your children before mine have been fully vaccinated to all the above mentioned deadly illnesses.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to J.Williamson &#8211; did you ever think that us pro vaccinatiors have researched it and are not just &#8220;blindly&#8221; following the crowd. I have done a lot of research in to the vaccines and what are in them right from the CDC and Nat. Network for Immunization Information websites. I work for doctors and have for years, different doctors and offices, and one of them has prescribed a med that was not needed for a patient, not even an antibiotic for a suspected urinary tract infection, they wait for the culture to come back and prescribe what is suggested from lab that will work. As far as what is in the vaccines, the additives, all in trace amounts and all have a purpose for being there &#8211; just go to CDC&#8217;s website they explain it all &#8211; not the pharmaceuticaul&#8217;s websites.  Learning disorders, ADD, behavioral issues, no one can say vaccines caused that &#8211; they very well could have those same problems without being vaccinated. Tell you the truth I much rather have those problems and worse then no child at all. Hib, pertussis and measles all can cause death in healthy children and are horrible deaths, even chicken pox can be fatal in healthy children.</p>
<p>So yes I&#8217;ve done research and educated myself thank you. I still choose to vaccinate my children to keep my children and the children around mine safe. I hope I don&#8217;t come into contact with your children before mine have been fully vaccinated to all the above mentioned deadly illnesses.</p>
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		<title>By: J.Williamson</title>
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		<dc:creator>J.Williamson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a teacher and ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT VACCINATE my children! After suffering shocking health problems myself due to vaccinations, watching my daughter convulse violently and go into a series of seizures after being vaccinated against my wishes when she was in the care of her grandparents who are against my beliefs ,and also because I have worked at a school where every child there started out life as normal perfect infants, only to end up irreparably damaged after so called routine vaccinations. If children can end up so badly damaged as a result of vaccination, it stands to reason that there are degrees of damage that we may not even realise are a result of and directly attributable to vaccination. ie learning difficulties through to ADD, behavioural problems etc.
Vaccination might be ok for some but it most definitely is not ok for all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with researching before making a decision to vaccinate your child. You should not be made to feel as though you are engaging in a criminal act by not doing so if it is in your childs best interests! Remember most people blindly follow the herd and vaccinate, those who choose not to are usually the educated ones that have actually gone to the trouble of researching and asking the hard questions first. Medecine in the west is driven by Pharmaceutical companies who produce all sorts of damaging overprescribed medications as well as vaccines. 
The angry backlash against anitvaxers from pro vaccination parents is often a knee jerk reaction that comes from a place of fear that perhaps they are in fact doing wrong by their own children by blindly following the herd. Why not encourage open dialogue when it comes to vaccinating our kids instead of suspicion of the people who care enough to question the so called authorities on this topic. Instead of expressing anger because of your own lack of knowledge about the problems of vaccinating, against others who are doing something different than you, why not check into it carefully/objectively. Instead of wasting energy trying to lay guilt trips on parents who care enough to ask the hard questions and really find out the facts, make your own decisions in life. Education is the key!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a teacher and ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT VACCINATE my children! After suffering shocking health problems myself due to vaccinations, watching my daughter convulse violently and go into a series of seizures after being vaccinated against my wishes when she was in the care of her grandparents who are against my beliefs ,and also because I have worked at a school where every child there started out life as normal perfect infants, only to end up irreparably damaged after so called routine vaccinations. If children can end up so badly damaged as a result of vaccination, it stands to reason that there are degrees of damage that we may not even realise are a result of and directly attributable to vaccination. ie learning difficulties through to ADD, behavioural problems etc.<br />
Vaccination might be ok for some but it most definitely is not ok for all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with researching before making a decision to vaccinate your child. You should not be made to feel as though you are engaging in a criminal act by not doing so if it is in your childs best interests! Remember most people blindly follow the herd and vaccinate, those who choose not to are usually the educated ones that have actually gone to the trouble of researching and asking the hard questions first. Medecine in the west is driven by Pharmaceutical companies who produce all sorts of damaging overprescribed medications as well as vaccines.<br />
The angry backlash against anitvaxers from pro vaccination parents is often a knee jerk reaction that comes from a place of fear that perhaps they are in fact doing wrong by their own children by blindly following the herd. Why not encourage open dialogue when it comes to vaccinating our kids instead of suspicion of the people who care enough to question the so called authorities on this topic. Instead of expressing anger because of your own lack of knowledge about the problems of vaccinating, against others who are doing something different than you, why not check into it carefully/objectively. Instead of wasting energy trying to lay guilt trips on parents who care enough to ask the hard questions and really find out the facts, make your own decisions in life. Education is the key!</p>
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		<title>By: NeverAgain</title>
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		<dc:creator>NeverAgain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 23:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First rule of medicine &quot;First Do No Harm&quot;.  Medical decisions involve weighing up the benefits of treatment against the the risks of a disease.  Vaccines are different it is an inherently risky procedure on an otherwise &quot;healthy&quot; infant.  Therefore morality demands that vaccines should be guaranteed 100% risk free until then no one, government doctor or opinionated bloggers have the right to demand that any child be vaccinated.  In deciding whether to vaccinate or not the parent assumes the responsibility of their childs health and its they and their child that will live with the consequences.  Demanding mandatory vaccines is a fundamental breach of human rights and freedom.  Incidentally where is the logic for the statment &quot;that parents of vaccinated children should be able to sue parents of unvaccinated kids&quot;? Surely if the vaccines are effective there is no risk to a fully vaccinated individual? Or does that mean that there is room for doubt at the efficacy of the holy grail of medicine?

I am a parent to a vaccine damaged son so I know what its like to live with a child who has suffered as a result of vaccine.  Unfortunately a child who suffers post vaccine regression and multiple immune system problems who also has the diagnosis of autism does not qualify for compensation.

I am taken aback at this cold hearted evil statement:

@ Todd: “We need a 1918 outbreak, with bodies piling up in morgues, to cut through the nonsense of germ theory denialism. When 20% of otherwise healthy children in this country are put into body bags because of parents right to make uninformed medical decisions, the antivaxers will continue to be viewed favorably by the public at large.”

what kind of a person wishes for the death of innocent children in order to prove a point?

I highly recommend looking seriously at alternative medicine, it will give you a viable and healthier option to the &quot;Problem, Reaction Solution&quot;, monopoly that the drugs companies have over our health.   But of course there will be demands for references, facts studies (big pharma and the FDA refuse to fund studies on alternative health methods) because to sanction and recognise the efficacy of alternative medicine threatens their obscene profits because AM keeps people healthy, and healthy people dont make very good cash cows!

Whilst we are at it why do so many drugs/food companies allow dangerous substances and toxins such as monosodium glutmate, aspartame and flouride to contaminate our food and water supplies? 

The stranglehold that these corporate monopolies have over our health are coming to an end and one day the truth and agenda behind the vaccination programme will be exposed.  

Until then its up to parents to decide. Unless you think that freedom of choice has no place in a democratic society?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First rule of medicine &#8220;First Do No Harm&#8221;.  Medical decisions involve weighing up the benefits of treatment against the the risks of a disease.  Vaccines are different it is an inherently risky procedure on an otherwise &#8220;healthy&#8221; infant.  Therefore morality demands that vaccines should be guaranteed 100% risk free until then no one, government doctor or opinionated bloggers have the right to demand that any child be vaccinated.  In deciding whether to vaccinate or not the parent assumes the responsibility of their childs health and its they and their child that will live with the consequences.  Demanding mandatory vaccines is a fundamental breach of human rights and freedom.  Incidentally where is the logic for the statment &#8220;that parents of vaccinated children should be able to sue parents of unvaccinated kids&#8221;? Surely if the vaccines are effective there is no risk to a fully vaccinated individual? Or does that mean that there is room for doubt at the efficacy of the holy grail of medicine?</p>
<p>I am a parent to a vaccine damaged son so I know what its like to live with a child who has suffered as a result of vaccine.  Unfortunately a child who suffers post vaccine regression and multiple immune system problems who also has the diagnosis of autism does not qualify for compensation.</p>
<p>I am taken aback at this cold hearted evil statement:</p>
<p>@ Todd: “We need a 1918 outbreak, with bodies piling up in morgues, to cut through the nonsense of germ theory denialism. When 20% of otherwise healthy children in this country are put into body bags because of parents right to make uninformed medical decisions, the antivaxers will continue to be viewed favorably by the public at large.”</p>
<p>what kind of a person wishes for the death of innocent children in order to prove a point?</p>
<p>I highly recommend looking seriously at alternative medicine, it will give you a viable and healthier option to the &#8220;Problem, Reaction Solution&#8221;, monopoly that the drugs companies have over our health.   But of course there will be demands for references, facts studies (big pharma and the FDA refuse to fund studies on alternative health methods) because to sanction and recognise the efficacy of alternative medicine threatens their obscene profits because AM keeps people healthy, and healthy people dont make very good cash cows!</p>
<p>Whilst we are at it why do so many drugs/food companies allow dangerous substances and toxins such as monosodium glutmate, aspartame and flouride to contaminate our food and water supplies? </p>
<p>The stranglehold that these corporate monopolies have over our health are coming to an end and one day the truth and agenda behind the vaccination programme will be exposed.  </p>
<p>Until then its up to parents to decide. Unless you think that freedom of choice has no place in a democratic society?</p>
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		<title>By: Sam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: When topless models go bad &#171; Cubik&#8217;s Rube</title>
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		<dc:creator>When topless models go bad &#171; Cubik&#8217;s Rube</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] books or go on TV shows to tell millions of people that vaccines are scary (and you know measles kills children, [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Jenny McCarthy counts for something &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jenny McCarthy counts for something &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] measles have occurred due to the antivax movement, for example. And there have been deaths &#8212; children have died &#8212; because they were unvaccinated. McCarthy may have started out as a comedian, but I&#8217;m [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] measles have occurred due to the antivax movement, for example. And there have been deaths &#8212; children have died &#8212; because they were unvaccinated. McCarthy may have started out as a comedian, but I&#8217;m [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Links for January 27th from 13:38 to 17:54</title>
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		<dc:creator>Links for January 27th from 13:38 to 17:54</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] An unvaccinated child has died from a preventable disease &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine - &#8220;Out of three unvaccinated children, one died. The historical rate of death from Hib, once infected, is about 1 in 20, so this is something of a fluke. But 1 in 20 is still way, way too high… and of the ones who do survive the infection, 1 in 5 will suffer deafness, blindness, or severe, permanent brain damage.&#8221; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] An unvaccinated child has died from a preventable disease | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine &#8211; &#8220;Out of three unvaccinated children, one died. The historical rate of death from Hib, once infected, is about 1 in 20, so this is something of a fluke. But 1 in 20 is still way, way too high… and of the ones who do survive the infection, 1 in 5 will suffer deafness, blindness, or severe, permanent brain damage.&#8221; [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Suzanne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why aren&#039;t you asking the question about the vaccinated child with an immune deficiency --  Was that immune deficiency caused by the Hib vaccine itself?  I myself was vaccinated in the early 70&#039;s - I am now 39 -- but back then the vaccination schedule was 1/3 of what it is now.  I got the Hep A and B vaccine three years ago when I was 36 - under the strong advice from my doctor -- before traveling to India for a vacation.  I knew I was sensitive to all medications so asked if I can get the two shots on different days -- the doctor assured me that all would be fine and not to worry that the vaccines were &quot;safe&quot;  --- well within a day after the vaccines I wasn&#039;t feeling well and within two weeks I couldn&#039;t walk  -I was in bed for 3 weeks - crawling to the bathroom was all I could muster.  I lost 1/2 of my full thick curly hair - and I started to slur my speech - I had tingling in my head, arms and hands and mental discombobulation.  I got a severe case of chronic fatigue.  I couldn&#039;t work - and my mom flew in from India to take care of me.  The doctors couldn&#039;t find anything &quot;wrong&quot; so to speak and would not own up to it being the vaccines.  I had been a very healthy strong ideal weight 36 year old -- I was lifting weights 3 times a week with a trainer, swimming 2 times a week and doing yoga 3 times a week.  I was in very good shape and doing very well -- that is -- until the vaccines -- and that was with only one round of the Hep A and B vaccines -- I opted out for the 2nd and 3rd.  I went to 6 doctors -- then eventually saw a Homeopathic doctor that put me on a juice fast and special drops to get rid of the toxins that were in the vaccines.  Within two days of juicing I was walking again - albeit slowly -- it took me 6 months to recover ----- so all of you that have not had a reaction to a vaccine and are so Pro Vaccine -- be careful to judge those  that  make the decision not  to  vaccinate their children -- they may have very good reason.   I have since had a healthy baby girl when I was 38 that I have chosen not  to  vaccinate.  If i couldn&#039;t walk as a result of  the vaccines as  a healthy 36 year old -- I can&#039;t imagine what all the vaccines would do to her -- I  love her more than life itself - and because I do - I am not vaccinating.  She is breast fed and when she begins to eat she will have only whole live foods that will keep her healthy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why aren&#8217;t you asking the question about the vaccinated child with an immune deficiency &#8212;  Was that immune deficiency caused by the Hib vaccine itself?  I myself was vaccinated in the early 70&#8242;s &#8211; I am now 39 &#8212; but back then the vaccination schedule was 1/3 of what it is now.  I got the Hep A and B vaccine three years ago when I was 36 &#8211; under the strong advice from my doctor &#8212; before traveling to India for a vacation.  I knew I was sensitive to all medications so asked if I can get the two shots on different days &#8212; the doctor assured me that all would be fine and not to worry that the vaccines were &#8220;safe&#8221;  &#8212; well within a day after the vaccines I wasn&#8217;t feeling well and within two weeks I couldn&#8217;t walk  -I was in bed for 3 weeks &#8211; crawling to the bathroom was all I could muster.  I lost 1/2 of my full thick curly hair &#8211; and I started to slur my speech &#8211; I had tingling in my head, arms and hands and mental discombobulation.  I got a severe case of chronic fatigue.  I couldn&#8217;t work &#8211; and my mom flew in from India to take care of me.  The doctors couldn&#8217;t find anything &#8220;wrong&#8221; so to speak and would not own up to it being the vaccines.  I had been a very healthy strong ideal weight 36 year old &#8212; I was lifting weights 3 times a week with a trainer, swimming 2 times a week and doing yoga 3 times a week.  I was in very good shape and doing very well &#8212; that is &#8212; until the vaccines &#8212; and that was with only one round of the Hep A and B vaccines &#8212; I opted out for the 2nd and 3rd.  I went to 6 doctors &#8212; then eventually saw a Homeopathic doctor that put me on a juice fast and special drops to get rid of the toxins that were in the vaccines.  Within two days of juicing I was walking again &#8211; albeit slowly &#8212; it took me 6 months to recover &#8212;&#8211; so all of you that have not had a reaction to a vaccine and are so Pro Vaccine &#8212; be careful to judge those  that  make the decision not  to  vaccinate their children &#8212; they may have very good reason.   I have since had a healthy baby girl when I was 38 that I have chosen not  to  vaccinate.  If i couldn&#8217;t walk as a result of  the vaccines as  a healthy 36 year old &#8212; I can&#8217;t imagine what all the vaccines would do to her &#8212; I  love her more than life itself &#8211; and because I do &#8211; I am not vaccinating.  She is breast fed and when she begins to eat she will have only whole live foods that will keep her healthy.</p>
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		<title>By: Measles on the rise in Australia and Switzerland, too &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Measles on the rise in Australia and Switzerland, too &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 12-year-old girl died of measles-induced encephalitis in a Geneva hospital last week. In 2008, a child in Minnesota died due to a disease that was preventable through a vaccine. Measles is on the rise in the UK. And some [...]</description>
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		<title>By: thegimmick.com &#187; Unvaccinated child dies from preventable disease</title>
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		<dc:creator>thegimmick.com &#187; Unvaccinated child dies from preventable disease</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] An unvaccinated child has died from a preventable disease. I know there are well-meaning parents who promote a healthy skepticism of vaccinations. While I can appreciate their concern, they are putting their children&#8217;s lives at risk. The evidence is overwhelming — childhood vaccinations do not cause autism.  January 30, 2009 &#8226; tags: autism, disease, vaccinations [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] An unvaccinated child has died from a preventable disease. I know there are well-meaning parents who promote a healthy skepticism of vaccinations. While I can appreciate their concern, they are putting their children&#8217;s lives at risk. The evidence is overwhelming — childhood vaccinations do not cause autism.  January 30, 2009 &bull; tags: autism, disease, vaccinations [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Todd W.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Todd W.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@MommyTFH

&lt;blockquote&gt;My board certified pediatrician agreed with me that vaccinating was not worth the risks for my children, and we are sticking with our educated decisions.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

On a case by case basis, that is appropriate.  Certain individuals may be at greater risk of injury from vaccines, and thus should probably not receive them.  The problem is that the anti-vax types are against all vaccines, saying that they are dangerous, not just in certain specific cases, but across the board.  There are also those in the anti-vax crowd that say they are not against vaccines, yet their arguments and behavior has the same effect as if they called for an end to vaccinations.  They need to be more careful in their rhetoric.

You will not find any argument against parents weighing the risks and benefits for their kids.  You &lt;i&gt;will&lt;/i&gt; find arguments that such decisions should be based on sound evidence, rather than emotional anecdotes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@MommyTFH</p>
<blockquote><p>My board certified pediatrician agreed with me that vaccinating was not worth the risks for my children, and we are sticking with our educated decisions.</p></blockquote>
<p>On a case by case basis, that is appropriate.  Certain individuals may be at greater risk of injury from vaccines, and thus should probably not receive them.  The problem is that the anti-vax types are against all vaccines, saying that they are dangerous, not just in certain specific cases, but across the board.  There are also those in the anti-vax crowd that say they are not against vaccines, yet their arguments and behavior has the same effect as if they called for an end to vaccinations.  They need to be more careful in their rhetoric.</p>
<p>You will not find any argument against parents weighing the risks and benefits for their kids.  You <i>will</i> find arguments that such decisions should be based on sound evidence, rather than emotional anecdotes.</p>
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		<title>By: FreeSpeaker</title>
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		<dc:creator>FreeSpeaker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brandi, I believe you are referring to the Michigan Law Review article written by Dr. Jay Gordon, Jenny&#039;s pediatrician. Let me suggest that you visit Orac at Respectful Insolence for a full understanding of Dr. Gordon. 

Note that there are many errors in his article. The most glaring one being that you cannot trace back the disease to the person who infected the kid. It is readily done, done all the time, and, with the recent measles outbreak in CA, done there quite well. 

Make no mistake, Gordon is anti-vac.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brandi, I believe you are referring to the Michigan Law Review article written by Dr. Jay Gordon, Jenny&#8217;s pediatrician. Let me suggest that you visit Orac at Respectful Insolence for a full understanding of Dr. Gordon. </p>
<p>Note that there are many errors in his article. The most glaring one being that you cannot trace back the disease to the person who infected the kid. It is readily done, done all the time, and, with the recent measles outbreak in CA, done there quite well. </p>
<p>Make no mistake, Gordon is anti-vac.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Joseph, again the plural of anecdote is not data.

You are providing quite a bit of comedy.  If that was unintentional and you are not a doing a &quot;Poe&quot;, I would sincerely suggest you work on improving your science literacy.

Poe&#039;s Law here:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Poe&#039;s+Law</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joseph, again the plural of anecdote is not data.</p>
<p>You are providing quite a bit of comedy.  If that was unintentional and you are not a doing a &#8220;Poe&#8221;, I would sincerely suggest you work on improving your science literacy.</p>
<p>Poe&#8217;s Law here:<br />
<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Poe&#039;s+Law" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Poe&#039;s+Law</a></p>
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		<title>By: Todd W.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Todd W.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Joseph

If Divine Intelligence is an &quot;organizing force&quot;, then I would assume that there is some way to detect and measure it?  You have a study, I presume, that shows how this is done?

&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s up for you to experience a different way yourself.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Personal experience is most definitely &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; a very good way to go about investigating something.  It allows personal biases to creep into your interpretation of those experiences, leading to mistaken assumptions and incorrect conclusions.  Let me give an example.  You are sitting in a darkened room.  It is very quiet.  You have been told before hand that the place is haunted.  As you sit there, you suddenly feel a chill pass over you.  You think, &quot;Aha!  A ghost!&quot; when in reality, all that happened was that a cool breeze wafted in from a drafty window to your right.  You walk out of there and spread your story about how you encountered a ghost.  You are absolutely convinced that you are right, because you experienced it.  The only thing is, you&#039;re wrong.  You interpreted the events and stimuli incorrectly.  Just because you experience something does not mean that your interpretation is actually what happened.

So, again, the lifestyle I led as a child is, by your reasoning, just as valid to support my contention that a &quot;sugared-up, caffeinated, non-organic lifestyle&quot; is a swell way to stay healthy.  I experienced it, therefore it must be true, right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Joseph</p>
<p>If Divine Intelligence is an &#8220;organizing force&#8221;, then I would assume that there is some way to detect and measure it?  You have a study, I presume, that shows how this is done?</p>
<blockquote><p>It’s up for you to experience a different way yourself.</p></blockquote>
<p>Personal experience is most definitely <i>not</i> a very good way to go about investigating something.  It allows personal biases to creep into your interpretation of those experiences, leading to mistaken assumptions and incorrect conclusions.  Let me give an example.  You are sitting in a darkened room.  It is very quiet.  You have been told before hand that the place is haunted.  As you sit there, you suddenly feel a chill pass over you.  You think, &#8220;Aha!  A ghost!&#8221; when in reality, all that happened was that a cool breeze wafted in from a drafty window to your right.  You walk out of there and spread your story about how you encountered a ghost.  You are absolutely convinced that you are right, because you experienced it.  The only thing is, you&#8217;re wrong.  You interpreted the events and stimuli incorrectly.  Just because you experience something does not mean that your interpretation is actually what happened.</p>
<p>So, again, the lifestyle I led as a child is, by your reasoning, just as valid to support my contention that a &#8220;sugared-up, caffeinated, non-organic lifestyle&#8221; is a swell way to stay healthy.  I experienced it, therefore it must be true, right?</p>
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		<title>By: Shane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MomTFH, the reason we don&#039;t have small pox any more is because the WHO tracked down nearly every single at risk person on the planet and vaccinated them. The reason we don&#039;t have small pox is because of the biggest single eradication program in history. We nearly got polio licked too, and you&#039;re right there are very few cases in the USA but it is on the rise in the third world because a very nasty rumour going around that says the vaccine is part of an American/Western plot to sterilise the Islamic, for example, world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MomTFH, the reason we don&#8217;t have small pox any more is because the WHO tracked down nearly every single at risk person on the planet and vaccinated them. The reason we don&#8217;t have small pox is because of the biggest single eradication program in history. We nearly got polio licked too, and you&#8217;re right there are very few cases in the USA but it is on the rise in the third world because a very nasty rumour going around that says the vaccine is part of an American/Western plot to sterilise the Islamic, for example, world.</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Todd:

&quot;But your argument that all a person needs to be healthy is a holistic, organic lifestyle is not supported by quality evidence. Provide some, then we may listen to your arguments.&quot;

LOL. Science is wonderful at establishing baselines of certainty until something comes along to upset the proverbial apple cart.  Quantum theory is one example.  Information from Hubble/Spitzer, much of which has yet to be disseminated or understood, would be another.  Many scientist think they know, but truly, they are guessing (Medical doctors also guess) based on what can be perceived in that moment.  The upshot is to rely on a system of &quot;proven&quot; evidence and defend it, until something comes along to disprove it.

Regarding the benefits of a healthy life style, the only way to know something is to experience it.  While you may see my &quot;anecdote&quot; about my niece as lacking &quot;sound evidence&quot;, you miss the point.  I&#039;m merely pointing you to a door.  It&#039;s up for you to experience a different way yourself.

Divine intelligence (certainly not a religious term or belief) describes the organizing force that motivates and supports the flow of life force. Jill Taylor, a noted brain scientist, took a ride into a rabbit hole one unexpected morning (certainly not of her own doing) to experience divine intelligence.  Her experience altered her perspective immensely about the power of the body&#039;s innate intelligence.  If you are interested to hear about it (in her own words) have a look: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Todd:</p>
<p>&#8220;But your argument that all a person needs to be healthy is a holistic, organic lifestyle is not supported by quality evidence. Provide some, then we may listen to your arguments.&#8221;</p>
<p>LOL. Science is wonderful at establishing baselines of certainty until something comes along to upset the proverbial apple cart.  Quantum theory is one example.  Information from Hubble/Spitzer, much of which has yet to be disseminated or understood, would be another.  Many scientist think they know, but truly, they are guessing (Medical doctors also guess) based on what can be perceived in that moment.  The upshot is to rely on a system of &#8220;proven&#8221; evidence and defend it, until something comes along to disprove it.</p>
<p>Regarding the benefits of a healthy life style, the only way to know something is to experience it.  While you may see my &#8220;anecdote&#8221; about my niece as lacking &#8220;sound evidence&#8221;, you miss the point.  I&#8217;m merely pointing you to a door.  It&#8217;s up for you to experience a different way yourself.</p>
<p>Divine intelligence (certainly not a religious term or belief) describes the organizing force that motivates and supports the flow of life force. Jill Taylor, a noted brain scientist, took a ride into a rabbit hole one unexpected morning (certainly not of her own doing) to experience divine intelligence.  Her experience altered her perspective immensely about the power of the body&#8217;s innate intelligence.  If you are interested to hear about it (in her own words) have a look: <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html</a></p>
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