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NuclearDem

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32. No cognitive dissonance.

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 11:18 PM

Sep 2015

GM foods have been tested for decades and gone through many hundreds of studies.

This drug went through two: the one J&J used, and the one that determined it harmful for adolescents. It should have gone through more.

There's no comparison between the two.

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Researchers said a popular antidepressant was safe for teens. It was actually deadly. [View all] villager Sep 2015 OP

60 years ago M.D.s told patients to smoke olddots Sep 2015 #1

Really? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #24

Yes that's true arikara Sep 2015 #48

How many kids must a company have to kill for its management to be prosecuted and put in jail? cpompilo Sep 2015 #2

k/r Johnson & Johnson "created a powerful drug, promoted it illegally, covered up side effects" nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #3

A lot mercuryblues Sep 2015 #6

When science depends on getting paid... Octafish Sep 2015 #4

That simple malaise Sep 2015 #5

I've always been fascinated how supposedly intelligent people have that simple concept Rex Sep 2015 #8

I doubt it goes over the head of otherwise intelligent people. I think something else pnwmom Sep 2015 #12

On this we agree 100%. Rex Sep 2015 #13

+1000. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #16

Corruption is a certainty. sulphurdunn Sep 2015 #20

well said. LeftOfWest Sep 2015 #43

I see this happening with vaccines arikara Sep 2015 #49

this just shows we need MORE blind faith! MORE! ~~Dr DWS MisterP Sep 2015 #7

Once again, self-injury and suicide are the EFFECTS .. ananda Sep 2015 #9

The Science* was Settled*. Shandris Sep 2015 #10

One obviously flawed study versus hundreds and hundreds of solid studies. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #26

Whatever helps your cognitive dissonance. nt laundry_queen Sep 2015 #30

No cognitive dissonance. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #32

Are you forgetting the third test Paxil went through? ryan_cats Sep 2015 #36

Lots and lots of cognitive dissonance. villager Sep 2015 #37

Now you're just not even bothering to read my posts, lovely. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #38

Actually, you never said that as explicitly as you stated it just now villager Sep 2015 #40

BS. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #52

... NuclearDem Sep 2015 #54

Trying to argue with pro-gmo is like trying to argue with pro-paxil. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #55

Trying to argue with woo-woos is like trying to argue with bananas. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #56

Science is woo-woo. Corporate "scientific research" is untrue. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #57

I'm actually legitimately dumbfounded by this statement. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #58

... Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #59

Just further proof of America's declining standards of science education. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #60

Yes, especially when some are so quick to believe the oligarchs lies. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #61

Or their lack of conscience. LeftOfWest Sep 2015 #44

How many of the hundreds and hundreds of studies truebluegreen Sep 2015 #31

This information has been presented many countless times here. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #33

Really? truebluegreen Sep 2015 #34

There's a slight difference in the scientific community's capabilities NuclearDem Sep 2015 #35

True. I'd also say there's a difference truebluegreen Sep 2015 #46

And the science on GMOs has been settled and ANY GMO EVER produced will be safe. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #11

That stuff is poison MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #14

I agree. killbotfactory Sep 2015 #15

It was crazier than hallucinogenics MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #17

I thought getting off Paxil was bad until I started trying to get off of Nexium. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #18

Ow. That sucks too! MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #19

I used to run to my md and get a ECG, she would loot at it and toss me a bottle of Nexium. My LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #22

Try meditation. Stevepol Sep 2015 #28

And lots of other "woo" therapies work well such as emdr, eft, chanting, art therapy, etc.... Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #53

Not just kids. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #21

Can we correct the headline? gcomeau Sep 2015 #23

is it any wonder that many don't believe the "science" from climate change to vaccines? nt bbgrunt Sep 2015 #25

I'm shocked, shocked I say! Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #27

Who could have guessed truebluegreen Sep 2015 #29

I was on Paxil for quite a long time davidpdx Sep 2015 #39

Why, cheap medication is for suckers! Certainly not for corporations! villager Sep 2015 #41

Your post had nothing to do with my reply davidpdx Sep 2015 #42

Um, I wasn't snarking, but agreeing with your observation about the expense villager Sep 2015 #45

Sorry about that davidpdx Sep 2015 #62

Ah, this has happened to me once or twice villager Sep 2015 #63

This is good to know. LWolf Sep 2015 #47

LBN: 'Mischief' in old study claiming drug is safe. bananas Sep 2015 #50

"Mischief," eh? villager Sep 2015 #65

And can cause seizures. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #51

I remember that...I was prescribed it in grad school... Blue_Tires Sep 2015 #64