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Vladimir_Nesov comments on Water Fluoridation - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 17 February 2012 02:06:08PM *  8 points [-]

"Why do you never hear the conspiracy theory that fluoridation is a Communist plot, but the Communists were wrong and it's not actually bad?"

-- Nick Tarleton

Comment author: JoshuaZ 17 February 2012 04:27:00PM *  3 points [-]

Because that's a strictly more complicated hypothesis? Also it runs into cognitive dissonance and issues of belief overkill/confirmation bias?

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