Fluoridated Water

[Red]

I've seen some controversy over fluoridated water. Why are people so against it? It actually seems to be healthier, since it helps prevent tooth decay.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm
I Googled if bottled water is fluoridated, and it says that generally, it doesn't, and when it does, there is hardly any.. This lead me to think that maybe Bottled water companies started the rumor that fluoridated water is bad to use as propaganda, but that sounds like a conspiracy theory, since I don't have any evidence of that. Maybe since people are starting to realize public water is better and overall cheaper than bottled water, bottled water companies are starting to lose business. But that's just my guess. Any opinions?

[brimstoneSalad]

It could have been started or propagated by those companies.

Rumors and fear mongering, unlike other accusations, don't require a conspiracy, since they commonly trace back to one person who started them (or one false blog/comment somewhere). You just need one dishonest person to get it going. Snopes is full of stuff like that.

In terms of spending money on this stuff at a corporate level, you might be able to find evidence of that. Like how the oil industry slandered nuclear power.
Plausible, but that would require evidence.

[Red]

It could have been started or propagated by those companies.

Rumors and fear mongering, unlike other accusations, don't require a conspiracy, since they commonly trace back to one person who started them (or one false blog/comment somewhere). You just need one dishonest person to get it going.

I heard a story where someone claimed that Sweden banned Christmas lights to avoid angering Muslims, which was just a lie that was probably propaganda. As per usual, people took it seriously, and spread it as if it were fact without doing research, aaaaaand mistakes were made.

Snopes is full of stuff like that.

Are you saying that Snopes spreads misinformation, or it seeks to correct it?

In terms of spending money on this stuff at a corporate level, you might be able to find evidence of that. Like how the oil industry slandered nuclear power.
Plausible, but that would require evidence.

Maybe I'll try to do some digging. I'll do some research when I get the chance and when I feel like it, and then give you my best hypothesis.

[brimstoneSalad]

Snopes is full of stuff like that.

Are you saying that Snopes spreads misinformation, or it seeks to correct it?

Many such things are corrected on Snopes.

[PsYcHo]

Google fluoridated water mind control if you want to see some hilarious shit.

[brimstoneSalad]

Google fluoridated water mind control if you want to see some hilarious shit.

We actually had a member a while back who argued that.

[Red]

We actually had a member a while back who argued that.

I think I remember them. Did they leave or were they banned?