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[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Well look at the statistics:

Fluoride:

  • Water fluoridation in the United States began in the 1940s
  • By 1949, nearly 1 million Americans were receiving fluoridated tap water
  • In 1951, the number jumped dramatically to 4.85 million people
  • By 1952, the number nearly tripled again to 13.3 million Americans
  • In 1954, the number exceeded 20 million people
  • In 1965 an additional 13.5 million Americans gained access to fluoridated water.
  • By 1969, 43.7% of Americans had access to fluoridated tap water.
  • In 2000, approximately 162 million Americans (65.8% of the population served by public water systems) received optimally fluoridated water
  • 2006: 69.2% of people on public water systems (61.5% of total population)
  • 2012: 74.6% of people on public water systems (67.1% of total population)

Autism:

  • First recognised in the 1940s
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, prevalence estimates were approximately 0.5 cases per 1,000 children.
  • Prevalence rates increased to about 1 case per 1,000 children in the 1980s.
  • 2000: 1 in 150 children
  • 2006: 1 in 110 children
  • 2014: 1 in 59 children
  • 2016: 1 in 54 children
  • 2020: 1 in 36 children

Seems pretty clear cut to me.

/s because people think I posted this in seriousness.

[–] webadict@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is, and I don't say this lightly, one of the dumbest conclusions I've ever seen someone jump to.

Might as well say that fluoride in the water caused software developers, lmao.

[–] reattach@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Actually, software developers cause autism

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Satire, I think.

Classic ice cream sales and violent crimes in summer correlation.

[–] webadict@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's too much like the real anti-fluoride arguments, man. I can't recognize it, man.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not sure if you're being sarcastic but if not, then I'm about to blow your fucking mind

STOP EATING RICE!

NAME YOUR DAUGHTER SARAH, IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE AMAZON! AND WHATEVER YOU DO...

...DO NOT NAME THEM TRISTEN

If we shut down flights to Antarctica, inflation would've been solved yesterday.

[–] DevopsPalmer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Let's ignore the better diagnosis processes and just take two trending upward statistics and make a broad correlation and call it fact.

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They need to do stuff like this often in HS to show students how you can bullshit truths and make its facade of truth feel legit.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Damn, I guess fluoridated water also then caused computers, world population growth and the eradication of polio.

Idk if this is a troll post or this person never heard of the fact that correlation does not equal causation.

Case and point.