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Texano78704

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6. So far, only ad hominems

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:38 PM

Mar 2014

No actual refutation of science.

Only problem is, the study in question provided no evidence of causes, much less a link to pollution–and even if we took other studies alleging a link at face value, it wouldn’t even be the same kind of “pollution.” As it is, the authors of this paper didn’t look at “pollution” of any kind. They looked at genital malformations present at birth and claimed that these conditions serve as a proxy or substitute for the presence of “pollution.” They don’t, and no reports have established that they could.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2014/03/16/autism-pollution-and-genital-malformations-the-missing-link/

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Does being rich in Los Angeles cause autism ... [View all] Texano78704 Mar 2014 OP

After perusing a couple of articles there... ret5hd Mar 2014 #1

You appear to be correct. Nine Mar 2014 #4

No, but it sure seems to cause some form of brain damage. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #2

Everything causes autism chrisa Mar 2014 #3

why post from a KT2000 Mar 2014 #5

I don't ridicule Texano78704 Mar 2014 #8

your source KT2000 Mar 2014 #13

So far, only ad hominems Texano78704 Mar 2014 #6

That's a perfect characterization of the blog link you posted. DanTex Mar 2014 #7

I wouldn't characterize Texano78704 Mar 2014 #10

Well, now you've changed the link in the OP. DanTex Mar 2014 #11

Corrected, yes Texano78704 Mar 2014 #12

"Corrected" = changed. The link before was working. It just pointed to a more transparent DanTex Mar 2014 #14

Fair enough Texano78704 Mar 2014 #15

Does that mean I'll get rich if I move to L.A.? KamaAina Mar 2014 #9