Better late than never, but
right on the nail.

The MMR/autism paper was a ropey study to begin with, has had its methods questioned and its results debunked, and the author who conducted the research in the first place has been hauled over the coals by the British Medical Council. Why do people still believe this horse-shit?

Edit: actually, just to add one more ridiculous example - on the way down to Brussels last christmas, Poppet and I got stuck talking to some chap who had a conspiracy theory about fluoride in the water, and didn't trust doctors to give him any sort of medication or vaccination.
"I don't put anything into my body," he told us proudly, "except cod liver oil."
Bravo, you've not only put up a weak fantasy argument to begin with, but you've just saved us the job of rebutting it. You retard.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 8:53, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Mmm
"Cod liver oil was traditionally manufactured by filling a wooden barrel with fresh cod livers and seawater and allowing the mixture to ferment for up to a year before removing the oil."
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 9:13, Reply)

Ah, but you see, they used seawater
None of this dirty tapwater with all that fluoride in it!
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 10:38, Reply)