No, genius. I said that I considered it as anecdotal evidence in reaching a decision. Nowhere did I say I used it as proof. What lucky man married you? |
It's only hit-or-miss when they are guessing at the strains that will circulate. They KNOW the H1N1 is circulating, so it's a sure hit. |
Not true. There is no guarantee that the pig flu vaccine will protect you from the pig flu. Wait and see. |
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To the "pig flu" poster--why are you spending a lot of effort describing your personal-decision-which-affects-only-you here on this forum, in a thread entitled "9 reasons not to get the H1N1 vaccine?" Could it possibly be because you hope to persuade others to see things your way?
When people say they disagree with your reasoning, they are hoping to persuade others not to see things your way--not questioning your right to make medical decisions for yourself. |
It is called insight, and clearly you have none, as you haven't added anything to this forum with this comment other than wasting space. I'm not personally the "pig flu poster" and I don't agree with you. Their comments are no different than the reasons you go and get vaccinated... You look at your personal reasons for why you go and get vaccinated and the sources from which you got the idea from in the first place, and it is no different than where people get their beliefs and values against it. They might not be the same as yours. Deal with it. |
I don't care if you personally make decisions that way. But when you post your opinion, you are advocating your point of view, whether you think so or not. Others will look at your post, and some will say "I'm in the same boat. Maybe I should pass on the vaccine". But the logic is flawed. An anecdote is not statistically significant, and your situation is most likely due to randomness. It is ok for you to be fooled by randomness but it doesn't have to happen to others. Lastly you said flame away. |
Well, um, that would be fine and I would take your point. But some ass called me a bad mother because I vaccinated my children and not myself. She also misread my post to mean that I was accepting as "proof" something that is not "proof" and thought it necessary to give me lessons in diction. So at that point, yes, I felt some need to defend my own decision. |
Thanks. That's very generous of you.
So?
You have a problem with that? Ever heard of the market place of ideas? Where people are free to choose the ones they like, and disregard the ones they don't and, ultimately, the best ideas emerge?
Actually, it is. Anecdotal evidence is indeed an accepted form of evidence, and it can well be, and has been statistically significant. It's a form of evidence. One of many that should be considered. It is not scientific proof.
That's your opinion, that people are free to agree with or disregard. At least one other poster in this thread has experienced the same "randomness". Furthermore, the anecdotal evidence indicates that many who get the flu vaccine experience flu-like symptoms for a few days afterward. I know I'm only a dangerous moron, but to me this suggests something far from "random". To me, it suggests that when you inject or inhale a little bit of flu into your body, it might make you sick. Big surprise.
Again, thanks for your permission.
Are you suggesting that my opinion should be censored? If so, you're more of an ass than you've already come across as. I have an idea: I'm going to continue to eat right, exercise, get plenty of rest, drink a lot of water, and wash my hands a lot. You've apparently been vaccinated. Let's come back here in a few months and see if either of us got the flu. My bets are on me. |
of avoiding the flu that is. Just thought I'd make my point real clear, as you seem very dense. |
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Of course it's ad hominem. Some one attacked me, and I responded to her. Some things are personal. There's no reason to get all Latin about it. |
So let's stop pretending that people are right or wrong or stupid or smart for making the decision one way or another. You would get the impression from this board that there is only one 'right & scientific' choice. This is not true, so back off all you vaccine pushers. |
YEAH. |
20:18 here. And also, don't assume that people are deciding not to get the H1N1 vaccine because they have a fear of it and/or have been influenced by some mass hysteria about it. Some people just don't think it is really necessary. Simple as that. We've weighed up the numbers and even though we don't think the vaccine would kill us, we simply don't think it is necessary. |