Why I Believe In Vaccination

August 6, 2012 in Children, Current Affairs, Fathers, Health, Mothers, News, Parenting

There’s been a lot of talk about vaccinations lately after the Australian Vaccination Network encouraged its members to contact parents who’d lost children to SIDS to see if they could find out whether vaccines ’caused’ the death of the children. I’m not a doctor or a scientist – I can’t tell you what the negatives of vaccination are or whether or not it causes SIDS or autism or peanut allergies. I can only go by what I read in the media and what I can gather from talking to those I know who do work in the medical industry. I’m [...]

Science Makes You A Rational Supporter of Climate Change Theory, Not a Fanatic

March 22, 2012 in Current Affairs, News, Politics, Society

Today’s guest post by An Idle Dad: “All fanatics are the same. They make unprovable claims and distant dire predictions. Then they victimise and vilify those who don’t follow their own conveniently changeable beliefs, promising a justified violent vengeance unless the deniers repent.” The above was posted in response to my Facebook status “Don’t forget today is Punch a Climate Skeptic in the Face Day. And if you see one of those anti-vaccinators too, punch them one for me too. After all, there really isn’t any difference”. Let me say that I deserve to be pulled up for the ‘punch [...]