Remember that even if it is based on weak data that doesn't mean it isn't true, you just can't use that data to draw a concrete conclusion. All he really says is that whatever studies he's looking at don't prove causation, and maybe not even correlation. Has he seen ALL the studies? Maybe, maybe not. But if there wasn't fluoride in your …
Remember that even if it is based on weak data that doesn't mean it isn't true, you just can't use that data to draw a concrete conclusion. All he really says is that whatever studies he's looking at don't prove causation, and maybe not even correlation. Has he seen ALL the studies? Maybe, maybe not. But if there wasn't fluoride in your drinking water naturally, why are we putting it there? Where is the study that shows, definitively, that fluoride helps your teeth without causing other damage to other parts of your body? (Think Thalidomide). Pay no attention to anyone behind or in front of the curtain. Do your own research (in your copious spare time, of course.....). Even reading quackery improves your critical thinking skills as long as you take everything in as information to be vetted and not gospel.
Remember that even if it is based on weak data that doesn't mean it isn't true, you just can't use that data to draw a concrete conclusion. All he really says is that whatever studies he's looking at don't prove causation, and maybe not even correlation. Has he seen ALL the studies? Maybe, maybe not. But if there wasn't fluoride in your drinking water naturally, why are we putting it there? Where is the study that shows, definitively, that fluoride helps your teeth without causing other damage to other parts of your body? (Think Thalidomide). Pay no attention to anyone behind or in front of the curtain. Do your own research (in your copious spare time, of course.....). Even reading quackery improves your critical thinking skills as long as you take everything in as information to be vetted and not gospel.