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> Is there scope to believe they just think it may be better not to have it in the water? Are you asking if there's room to believe it's just a sincere "everyt

> Is there scope to believe they just think it may be better not to have it in the water? Are you asking if there's room to believe it's just a sincere "everything you eat or drink should stay untouched, like it's found in nature" belief? OK sure, let's go with that. So why aren't they working to dismantle water treatment plants altogether and e.g. fighting against modern industrial farming practices in that case?

piker 2y ago
No, I’m asking if it’s possible they might just rightly or wrongly believe water fluoridation is bad.
- dataflow 2y ago
  > No, I’m asking if it’s possible they might just rightly or wrongly believe water fluoridation is bad. I'm happy to believe it if I can understand what is leading them to that belief, which is exactly what I'm asking. Is it a general aversion to unnatural stuff (hence my previous comment) or based on some evidence (hence my initial question) or something else (what?)?
  - piker 2y ago
    I believe they think water fluoridation is linked it lower IQs, again, rightly or wrongly. I could be mistaken but that’s always seemed pretty clear.
    - dataflow 2y ago
      > I believe they think water fluoridation is linked it lower IQs, again, rightly or wrongly. I could be mistaken but that’s always seemed pretty clear. Again, we go back to my initial question [1]: what is the best evidence in favor of this? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518377 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518377
- mrkeen 2y ago
  He's just doing whatever's politically expedient. [1:20] "I do believe that autism comes from vaccines" [https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330950198112 https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330950198112] Does it matter what he actually believes? If it's different from the Trump's policy he'll keep it to himself.
  - ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
    Why should his beliefs be considered at all over scientific evidence?

piker 2y ago

No, I’m asking if it’s possible they might just rightly or wrongly believe water fluoridation is bad.

dataflow 2y ago
> No, I’m asking if it’s possible they might just rightly or wrongly believe water fluoridation is bad. I'm happy to believe it if I can understand what is leading them to that belief, which is exactly what I'm asking. Is it a general aversion to unnatural stuff (hence my previous comment) or based on some evidence (hence my initial question) or something else (what?)?
- piker 2y ago
  I believe they think water fluoridation is linked it lower IQs, again, rightly or wrongly. I could be mistaken but that’s always seemed pretty clear.
  - dataflow 2y ago
    > I believe they think water fluoridation is linked it lower IQs, again, rightly or wrongly. I could be mistaken but that’s always seemed pretty clear. Again, we go back to my initial question [1]: what is the best evidence in favor of this? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518377 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518377
mrkeen 2y ago
He's just doing whatever's politically expedient. [1:20] "I do believe that autism comes from vaccines" [https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330950198112 https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330950198112] Does it matter what he actually believes? If it's different from the Trump's policy he'll keep it to himself.
- ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
  Why should his beliefs be considered at all over scientific evidence?