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At last, science finally comes out swinging

27 Nov 06:00am

Filed under: Climate Change, Gus Nossal, Health, Ian Frazer, Science, Vaccination

A few years ago the second man to walk on the moon, octogenarian scientist and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, was confronted by a man who believes the moon landing was a hoax.

Conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel called Aldrin a “coward and a liar” and demanded he explain why he was complicit in duping the planet about the apparent fiction of the Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin didn’t say anything. He just stood there and sized up Sibrel, some thirty years his junior, and punched him square in the face.

While I would not usually condone violence there was something delightful about seeing Aldrin, one of the few hard men of science, going in to bat so passionately for the forces of reason.

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LC says:

06:56pm | 27/11/12

@ K^2 It’s not just informed consent, it’s informed consent from a rational mind. A mental patient cannot refuse treatment for his condition, and an Alzheimer’s patient cannot refuse treatment, usually the consent has to come from a relative, usually the son/daughter. If we look at the infamous MMR vaccine… Read more »
SD says:

06:50pm | 27/11/12

People often don’t realise this - the big money for drug companies isn’t in vaccines - it’s in drugs that people take for years on end. Vaccines are very cheap and most people only get a few of each at most. Things like blood pressure medications, Viagra, anti-depressants, etc -… Read more »

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