Imagine being, like, 75 and suddenly having to learn philosophy of science
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I don't see how Johnson and Johnson haven't sued the absolute shit out of him at this point.
That’s probably why he’s saying it, lol. I doubt J&J wants a stupid, expensive lawsuit with the government over this, it wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve been in private talks to get them to walk it back.
A drawn out lawsuit world probably result in generations of magas not using Tylenol out of spite.
No way they don't sue, it's just a matter of time. I'm sure their sales have plummeted from all the idiots believing anything they read.
It's a shakedown warning to pharma companies: "we will upset your revenue stream unless you bribe us not to"
That's the only reason I can see a U-turn happening here
It can only good happen!
"The causative association . . . between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive," Kennedy told reporters, citing animal, blood and observational studies.
Was what he actually said, the headline is click bait.
that not clickbait, it's called paraphrasing
can't put the entire paraghaph as a headline
Its deliberately obfuscating a critical part of the quote in order to get more attention.
Its clickbait.
what part?
how would you have worded the headline to avoid what you call clickbait?
Evidence linking Tylenol and autism not definitive "but very suggestive", says health secretary Kennedy.
"Suggestive evidence is information that hints at a particular conclusion but is not conclusive on its own."
So in short, is there no conclusive evidence linking it to autism?
So in short, is there no conclusive evidence linking it to autism?
Kennedy hears that there is no conclusive evidence linking tylenol to autism yet assumes the causal relationship exists. (It just hasn't been proven yet.)
Any rational person hearing that there is no conclusive evidence linking tylenol to autism assumes the causal relationship does not exist. (But acknowledges that the causal relationship has not been disproven.)
A better summary would be "Kennedy acknowledges his claims about Tylenol are not supported by evidence."
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I think a more accurate paraphrasing would be that he said studies suggest Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism.
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A respected academic telling me that something or another in data is "suggestive" means something. From a rando pseudoscientist working from the armchair, it means fuck all.
One Texas AG lawsuit, and they panic and rescind because they know their bullshit won't hold up on court. Texas for the win????? 🤦♂️
～(つˆ0ˆ)つ｡☆ The stars at night are big and bright clap clap clap clap
As a native Texan i want to make clear that there is never a situation where someone yells out "the stars at night are big and bright" and everyone claps.
That being said if it were to happen, absolutely everyone would clap.
No man, I saw it on a documentary about the Alamo.
The great American explorer Peewee Herman.
I wonder how this will stack up in Texas's lawsuit. Not that American law matters anymore....
Too late, he did the damage he wanted to do and the cult isn't going to stop blaming Tylenol.
It's causing a headache
Hey! They could take some... oh, no...
But you said you knew it did......How could you slander/libel this brave american company.
It doesnt matter really, evidence is really irrelevant to the entire thing at this point. The people tuning in do not understand what autism is to begin with, let alone what evidence would even mean in this context.
I won't be surprised when studies show in a few years a large drop in Tylenol use during pregnancy (probably overall use too), and the diagnosis rate of autism continues the overall increasing trend (as we become better at diagnosing it).
What, they care for proof now?
Edit: nope, clickbait. Block that shit.
It's pretty much worthless to read media and news that isn't by one of the very few remaining journalistic organizations, and even Reuters and AP have had issues.
I weep for the passing of truth and reality. I kinda thought we would go in the opposite direction a quarter century into the 21st millennium, but here we are. Reckon I'll go down to the local alchemist and pick up some leeches and mercury to keep the miasma at bay and balance the ol' humors.
....then why did you say it did?
Fucking reckless and dangerous.
Brain worm and swimming in feces, remember?
He has temporarily wrestled control of his brain back from the worm.
there is not ~~sufficient~~ any proof at all
FTFY
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Tylenol told him they'd sue his pants off is likely what happened here. It's only a US brand of a more generic aspirin after all. So which is it, the generic drug, or the brand name that causes autism? Surely can't be both in this case.
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