Re: Why would an autistic person be 'offended'

January 27, 2009

> that some believe mercury is a harmful substance

No one disputes that. Mercury is poisonous. That's been a settled matter

for some time. It should be noted, however, that when we're talking about

vaccines, we're not discussing mercury per se, but thimerosal, which is a

molecule that has an atom of mercury as part of its structure. Therefore,

receiving an injection that contains thimerosal is not the same thing as

receiving one that contains atomic mercury. And in any event, it's moot --

thimerosal has been removed from almost all vaccines anyway.

> and may contribute to autism? What in tarnation is offensive about that?

I can't speak for anyone else, but I get really angry when I hear bad

science, especially bad science that's been discredited.

> I have the right to such 'thinking'

No one said you didn't. If you want to believe that mercury causes autism,

you go right ahead -- no one is going to try to stop you, even if they

could, just like no one will ever convince a Flat Earther that the earth is

actually round.

> and really what is wrong with throwing ideas into the mix.

Some ideas aren't really worthy of discussion. If a scientist today were to

start talking about phlogiston in anything other than an historical context,

other scientists would regard it as a waste of time because the phlogiston

theory of combustion was discredited centuries ago.

> I got sick from the vaccine

I'm very sorry to hear that, but that doesn't mean that the vaccine was

itself inherently harmful. Some people are allergic to peanuts, too, but

that doesn't mean that peanuts themselves are dangerous.

January 27, 2009

EXACTLY! Thank you!

As I said b4, I just post what I find online or get in my mailbox . . . no

need to whine abt it, just hit the DELETE key

-- Why would an autistic person be 'offended'

that some believe mercury is a harmful substance, and may contribute to

autism? What in tarnation is offensive about that? I wonder if all

sorts of things caused my daughter to have Rett Syndrome. Pine smoke,

pesticides, trazadone, anything that my mind could fathom. I have the

right to such 'thinking' and really what is wrong with throwing ideas

into the mix. I stopped getting my daughter immunized for as long as I

legally could because I didn't want to do additional P O T E N T I A L

damage. But she DID receive immunizations as a baby. Maybe my not

giving her anymore prevented her from losing the ability to walk, like

some Rett Syndrome girls.

In addition, as for my experience..... When they gave *me* the MMR in

the hospital after I gave birth to her, ALMOST BY

FORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was MAD!!!!!!!.....not only did I have to

recover from a c-section, but I got sick from the vaccine, to the point

I couldn't sit up, and had a severe arthritis attack. And to think they

pump babies full of that crap when they are teeny tiny defenseless

creatures.

Sola

January 27, 2009

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:47 PM, thebearfamily88 wrote:

> As I said b4, I just post what I find online or get in my mailbox . . .

> no need to whine abt it, just hit the DELETE key

And, just to reinforce what Jypsy has already said: if this advice is sound

for everyone else, it should also be sound for you. I trust, therefore,

that you won't be making any more posts to the list complaining about other

people complaining about your posts? You'll just be hitting the DELETE key?

January 27, 2009

At 03:47 PM 1/27/2009, thebearfamily88 wrote:

>EXACTLY! Thank you!

>

>As I said b4, I just post what I find online or get in my mailbox . . . no

>need to whine abt it, just hit the DELETE key

And as I (basically) said - we're free to " whine " all we like. *You*

also have a delete key. You can b*tch at us or take your own advice,

your choice.

-jypsy

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January 27, 2009

A mecp2 mutation causes Rett Syndrome.

This is common knowledge.

Getting vaccine preventable diseases can kill your daughter with RS.

ALSO nearly common knowledge.

Subject: Why would an autistic person be 'offended'

To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 12:03 PM

that some believe mercury is a harmful substance, and may contribute

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