The Thimerosal found in vaccines causes autism

"Just as large corporations spend millions on lawyers and accountants to hide their income and profits, the pharmaceutical industry spends millions on preventing litigation and blame when things go wrong." Pro See how Pro uses that the pharmaceutical industry is very rich and powerful. My opponent uses Mercola again. An advocate of a low-carb diet. This is about as transparent as you can get. Pro relies upon conspiracy theories and seems intent on ignoring main stream science. Here's a conspiracy theory of my own. The meat industry is cornered, like the tobacco industry. There is no rational reason to eat meat. 0. Bad for your health 1. huge negative impact on the environment 2. animal cruelty 3. costs more What does an incredible powerful and selfish industry do? It finds a way to put a positive spin on health. Paleo, low-carb, primal living, caveman diet, and the Atkins diet. Its all different names for same idea. With 27% of 2.45 trillion on the line that's .27*2.45T = .6615T or 661.5 billion dollars on the line. No wonder there is resistance. "Conclusion A critical reading of the current literature certainly supports the dietary trends of decreased carbohydrate intake (especially of neocarbs), increased protein intake, and increased fat intake (especially of monounsaturates and N-3 polyunsaturates). The data that supports these contentions comes from a wide spectrum of disciplines, including the basic sciences, medical science, epidemiology, and anthropology." by Joseph Brasco, MD So who's right and who's wrong? We are dealing with the incredibly powerful meat industry promoting a low-carb diet. Versus the medical and pharmaceutical industry. The meat industry takes life. In cruel profit maximizing ways. Doctors on the other hand take their hypocritical oath. "First to to do no harm" and are here to protect life. My opponent argues I've ignored the evidence. I don't see any evidence. Did I miss it somewhere? Maybe my opponent can highlight the evidence so I can see it. "The truth is, there have been several court cases where families have been granted damage pay-outs due to what vaccines and their ingredients have done to their children. The cases are directly linked to autism and brain damage." Pro I'm not stupid, I already know this. There is always a small chance of a bad reaction. "Severe Problems Serious allergic reaction (very rare - less than once in 100,000 doses)." CDC. "Serious allergic reaction (less than 1 out of a million doses)" CDC. It seems you are taking a few freak incidents one out of a million doses and exaggerating the effects. "If you think that these chemicals are harmless, then I challenge anybody to drink a small teaspoon of one of these chemicals and see if they can stay alive for more than 10 seconds." Pro Ha a teaspoon is hardly any amount of liquid. I'll make a video of me taking a teaspoon of mercury and being just fine to prove you wrong. In fact I bet a teaspoon of mercury is good for a person. We need trace elements in our diet. "This includes materials such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and even arsenic, which can be found in vitamin supplements manufactured for human consumption. While these are, in fact, necessary for proper nutrition " Wisegeek.org See mercury, lead, cadmium, and arsenic are healthy for humans. I think I've proven my point that thimersal doesn't cause autism. In fact according to this wisegeek article they are healthy. People need proof though. For round 4 I will post a video of me consuming a teaspoon of each of these chemicals to prove my opponent wrong. http://www.mercola.com... http://www.cdc.gov... http://www.wisegeek.org...