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it's not even about science, it's about principle. if tax dollars are already paying for the fluoride, then they can give it away as a supplement, instead of "welcome to the land of the free, except you're drinking fluoride whether you want it or not. oh by the way here's a study showing your kids' brain damage from us dumping too much fluoride in the water. oops"
how many of these instances of "oops" is too many for you?
for me it's >0
How do you feel about iodized salt?
there are plenty of no-iodide salts available
edit: as it turns out, i happen to have both
Like how you could choose to go buy distilled water or other fluoride free water if you really cared enough? So we agree it's not actually a problem? Cool.
i already do that. i'm not agreeing with shit. read the post article again. it IS a problem
As is drinking distilled water exclusively. Google it.
Yeah so offering distilled water as an alternative isn’t so great eh?
It isn't. Regularly drinking distilled water will cause you problems. Because the water has no mineral content, it collects minerals from you, which over time will leave you mineral deficient.
It isn't healthy.
The water in my community has poison added to it by my local government. It's a poison so heinous its usage is banned in war. It affects the clarity and taste of the water. No matter how many letters I write they are totally unwilling to stop chlorinating the water. It's outrageous!
The water in my community also has a dangerous chemical added to it. it is found in all of our food, accumulating in our bodies. In world war one it was a large risk for soldiers as it could cause a disease that makes your limbs start to rot away. Many buildings have to be dismantled because of exposure to it. In humans it has been shown to cause swelling of cells possibly even killing them and also asphyxiation. It has not only directly caused countless deaths but research has found it in bodies of every single dead human.
They are adding water to our water.
Thank you for facing these idiots
thanks for the thanks! gotta love the old conventional "wisdom" of the crowd
The amount of fluoride in water is significantly below the safe limits. To get fluoride poisoning like the article describes you'd have to drink so much water that you'll die of drinking too much water first.
An accident can happen with everything. It's very, very rare in most developed countries for something to go wrong with the water fluoridisation.
Again, what is your threshold for acceptable levels of accidents in overfluoridation?
One happening every X years is not too terrible. Prolonged exposure is the issue. And the severity of the accident is also important.
If an accident means accidentally doubling the amount of fluoride, that's not too bad. Bit wasteful perhaps but not really harmful either. So it's not really possible to attach a number to it. In my country at least the number has been zero for years now.
That, and as long as it's made publicly and widely known that there is an issue, it's not that big of a deal.
We have water boiling alerts for a reason, this is no different. Water distribution will always be a risk no matter what. Public health will always be a risk no matter what. But the benefits outweigh the risk.
So your threshold is … X
How to say "I've never heard of public health" without saying "I've never heard of public health"
Also a case of "the accusation is the confession." The literal next sentence is "but what about my FREEEEEEDOM!?!?"
The science behind this is literally highschool chemistry and highschool statistics.