Comment 27543

By adrian (registered) | Posted November 28, 2008 at 09:42:21

This debate reminds me of the "debate" over whether or not vaccines cause autism. In spite of their being no credible evidence that vaccinations are responsible for autism, even though many large scale studies have been conducted to address the issue, many people still won't vaccinate their children and urge others not to do so either.

This in spite of the fact that the benefit from vaccinations, in terms of sickness and death, hugely outweigh even the bad reactions that sometimes take place when children are vaccinated.

At the same time, these parents are (in my experience) much quicker to dose their children with a large variety of questionable medicines, from homeopathic quack remedies to herbs that have no scientifically proven medical efficacy.

It's the same situation with fluoride. The Spectator reported today that Hamilton is the most polluted of the Great Lakes' poorest cities (http://thespec.com/News/Local/article/473705), producing "2,240,453 kg of toxic air pollutants, such as lead and mercury, in 2005". And yet we're supposed to be worried about fluoride? It's nonsense.

As far as the choice argument goes that arienc and others have presented: you can also choose your public services. You don't have to drink the water.

People who attend public swimming pools swim in chlorinated water. Chlorine is a poisonous substance that is undoubtedly a far more harmful substance than fluoride, however, it serves a useful purpose, just like fluoride does. Don't like chlorine in water? Then don't swim in public pools. Don't like fluoride in water? Don't drink it.

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