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This comment is a good example of the attack of junk science from experts. Why can't you give a baby a small amount of alcohol exactly? They might become alcoh

This comment is a good example of the attack of junk science from experts. Why can't you give a baby a small amount of alcohol exactly? They might become alcoholics? The alcohol helps them sleep. Which if you as a parent are falling apart is better than shaking them to sleep. I think this is back to the intense pressure put onto parents through pop science. "Woodward's Gripe Water contained 3.6% alcohol" So it's like giving them a teaspoon of mild beer. Scientists : Fat makes you fat, so we all ate sugar. Scientists: A virus is tiny and obviously can pass through a non-N95 mask.

tonyhb 6y ago
It hampers brain, nervous, and muscular development. Researching this is easy. It took less than 20 seconds: https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm. You're proving OPs point - you can't apply bullshit logic to science.
- aaron695 6y ago
  Lol, from your link which took 20 seconds. "It’s simply not known how alcohol will affect the long-term memory and learning skills of people who began drinking heavily as adolescents." Maybe the section on drink driving is more appropriate on babies having a teaspoon of beer when colic? We've lost the ability to think for ourselves, and it seems to Google.
  - tonyhb 6y ago
    So: We know that it actively harms cell division and brain development... But long term studies of babies/adolescents' drinking problems haven't been studied (disregarding that it's impossible due to ethics)... And you still want to argue that it should be okay to give babies alcohol? Again, think about it for a sec. OFC scientifically there are no compelling studies on the lifetime of alcohol abuse. Empirically hard to do! That does not rule out that it's bad - and our point here is giving alcohol to babies - well, knowing the evidence, babies shouldn't drink!

tonyhb 6y ago

It hampers brain, nervous, and muscular development. Researching this is easy. It took less than 20 seconds: https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm. You're proving OPs point - you can't apply bullshit logic to science.

aaron695 6y ago
Lol, from your link which took 20 seconds. "It’s simply not known how alcohol will affect the long-term memory and learning skills of people who began drinking heavily as adolescents." Maybe the section on drink driving is more appropriate on babies having a teaspoon of beer when colic? We've lost the ability to think for ourselves, and it seems to Google.
- tonyhb 6y ago
  So: We know that it actively harms cell division and brain development... But long term studies of babies/adolescents' drinking problems haven't been studied (disregarding that it's impossible due to ethics)... And you still want to argue that it should be okay to give babies alcohol? Again, think about it for a sec. OFC scientifically there are no compelling studies on the lifetime of alcohol abuse. Empirically hard to do! That does not rule out that it's bad - and our point here is giving alcohol to babies - well, knowing the evidence, babies shouldn't drink!