J. EDWARD LES -- Very small children get vaccinated -- very small children drink milk (or formula made from milk) -- therefore, milk causes autism
I mean no disrespect to ducks: but I’d be a quack, much like the nutbars peddling hydroxychloroquine as a cure-all .... Pastafarians, as adherents of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster call themselves, put the cause of global warming down to a paucity of pirates. There are substantially less pirates in the world, you see, compared with yesteryear. And the planet is warmer than it used to be. Hence, it’s obvious: the planet is warmer because there’s less pirates. Post hoc ergo propter hoc : “after this, therefore because of this”. It’s a common logical fallacy, one that plagues my medical practice. Non-immunized children present to my emergency department with depressing regularity. The reason they aren’t protected by vaccines, more often than not, is because of parental fear of autism. Each of those kids is a fresh reminder of the inanity of post hoc, ergo propter hoc . Many autistic children exhibit symptoms ...