Science is dead, it's become just another a political religion...

Actually, I think society would be better off if more people were consuming regular doses of lithium! Although you are right that I wouldn't support treating our water with it. However, if the evidence and scientific consensus supported the use of lithium in the water, I would have to seriously reevaluate my position on it. Because I'm not an expert, and I'm not qualified to contradict the science. I have to rely on the empirical evidence, and relevant subject-matter expert consensus to base my beliefs on.

If the the weight of the evidence, and scientific consensus shows that flouridation is actually more harmful than helpful, and that its use is no longer justifiable, I would defer to the consensus and support ending flouridation. Again, because I'm not an expert, or in a position to declare that the scientific consensus is wrong, I have to go with the current scientific position. But I also understand and accept that not everyone views it the way I do, and I respect anyone who presents their views respectfully, and with reason.

Yeah I have one but anyway luckily where I live in the U.K we don't do a lot of it. Its pretty much just Birmingham and a couple of other cities where its added. Though even and now and then there are suggestions to expand it, so I like to keep up to date on things.

Labour needs majority of senators to vote in favour, looks like they just missed out.

Lots of lobbying of senators, got to admit that X is batting well at the moment

I assume fraud would fall under theft.

The only thing missing from it is fraud.

Who defines what a breach of natural law is?

Who defines what a breach of natural law is?

The birth rate will sort the DEI hiring issue out, don't you worry 😉😂

Quote: Now we just need to make sure they don’t find another way to bring in government issued digital id and facial recognition requirement to log onto the internet.

Unless they want AI creating a whole lot of false ID I would suggest they shelve the idea permanently... 😁

my use of the internet makes no sense to most people now. I dont even have a web browser with javascript capability on my daily driver anymore.

almost everyhting is being done with nostr, ssh, rss, 9p, webfs, git, irc, mail, gemini, and gopher. when I need to access something on the normie web, which is infrequent now, i use a tablet.

#nostriches and #austriches

The mis-disinformation bill looks to fail.

MAD won’t get enough votes from the senate.

Now we just need to make sure they don’t find another way to bring in government issued digital id and facial recognition requirement to log onto the internet.

#MakeAlboGoAway

#nostriches and #austriches

The mis-disinformation bill looks to fail.

MAD won’t get enough votes from the senate.

Now we just need to make sure they don’t find another way to bring in government issued digital id and facial recognition requirement to log onto the internet.

#MakeAlboGoAway

#nostriches and #austriches

The mis-disinformation bill looks to fail.

MAD won’t get enough votes from the senate.

Now we just need to make sure they don’t find another way to bring in government issued digital id and facial recognition requirement to log onto the internet.

#MakeAlboGoAway

People are just not afraid of legitimate beatings anymore, bring back the fuckin biff!

It's not intended to fix all dental issues. Its purpose is to decrease the amount of tooth decay in the general population, particularly in children. And in that goal, it has been wildly successful. Also, the miniscule amount of flouride used in the water supply has no adverse impact on animals, nor does it interfere with beer brewing. So, I don't think those arguments are particularly compelling.

The one argument I consider valid and worthy of debate is the matter of flouridation conflicting with notions of informed consent, and the imposition of flouridation on persons who specifically don't want it. Given that the scientific consensus is firmly on the side of flouridation, and that its safety and efficacy has been roundly established in the nearly 75 years its use has been official US policy, I think the matter of informed consent would be the most productive, and intellectually sound argument to focus on.

Its a pain in the arse to remove if you don't want it (RO or expensive filters that don't completely get it all out) and it's in mouthwash toothpaste already if you do want it. It also has effects for people using municipal water for other things where they also don't want it for example perhaps for animals and brewing.

Also if you read Weston A Price "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects" it becomes pretty clear modern dietary habits are the cause of modern dental woes. Mass fluoridation might help the teeth in some cases but doesn't fix the key problem and causes issues elsewhere so the idea of applying it to everyone's water is just bonkers..

GM #nostr and Happy Birthday to me 🎂 🥳 🎉

Still clinging limpet like to this wee wet ball as it spins around the giant exploding gas ball after 45 revolutions.

Am I old enough to give up growing up yet?