"[C]hildren in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low fluoride areas." ~ So, who is thirsty? And who would like Fluoride with their water?

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[–]HiddenFox 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

I call B.S. on this. I live in a rural area (mostly well water) and people here are dumb as fuck! Friendly, but dumb....

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Have you seen how people behave in the inner cities... in government housing, and if so, how do IQ levels compare? I have seen people in rural areas that come up with some creative solutions to real-life problems without relying on the government to hand them free money.

So how do you judge your neighbors to be dumb? I would rather have neighbors that are friendly of any intelligence level, than to be with geniuses that are wicked. The nuclear bomb was not created by "friendly, but dumb" folk.

[–]HiddenFox 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Have you seen how people behave in the inner cities... in government housing, and if so, how do IQ levels compare?

There are plenty of people living in suburbs on city water and they behave just fine. What is happening in inner cities (IMO) is a cultural problem. It's become a way of life and even promoted and glamorized. And for those who would excel from the inner city, they are surrounded by people pulling them down. The only way to improve the inner cities is for the people themselves to come together as a community and denounce/work out the problems. It would take a lot of time, commitment and probably sacrifice and of course money. But tossing endless money at the problem with out commitment from the community is a waste IMO.

I have seen people in rural areas that come up with some creative solutions to real-life problems without relying on the government to hand them free money.

True, necessity breeds innovation but we also have an entire culture here based on government handouts. "Poogie" is the slang we use for Canada's very generous employment insurance benefits. We even have a place called 'Poogie Beach' where you go to drink and sit in the sun after working all those 420 hours/year (That's 11 Weeks!) before you are entitled to collect. Point is there are always people that will work the system for a free hand out.

So how do you judge your neighbors to be dumb?

There inability to use the TAP function on their debit or Credit Card. Followed by "Well I don't remember my pin..." I watch as people physically mash the cards into the screen of the debit terminal repeatedly, only to utter that they can't be bothered to remember a 4 digit pin that holds their entire ability to financially interact with society. I mean come on... TAP has been around for YEARS and you still can't figure out you need to hover the card about the TAP symbol? It's painful to watch.

I would rather have neighbors that are friendly of any intelligence level, than to be with geniuses that are wicked. The nuclear bomb was not created by "friendly, but dumb" folk.

Being a geniuses doesn't mean you will be wicked. And I don't expect everyone to be an intellect. There is plenty of middle ground for both points. When I call people dumb it's mostly because of their complete disregard for basic social contracts. For example, Don't break something that belongs to someone else, Park your car in the parking lot where it says "Parking" not on the sidewalk or the grass, don't drop your garbage wherever you are standing, don't piss on the side of my delivery trailer, we have a washroom, all you have to do is ask. I can go on with all sorts of examples after 25 years of dealing with the public.

In the end, it's society and culture that is the issue, not fluoride.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I see you made an effort to reply. Where we are in agreement is that we both see there is a problem with the current state of human society. People disregard the needs and well being of others. People fail to comply with the Royal Law:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Half of everyone is stupider than average, and most of the others are embarrassingly close to average.

Some people excel in a field and are average in most other ways. Really, everyone is pretty average, at best.

This is humanity, for better or worse, love them or hate them - and you are part of (sh)it.

[–]cisheteroscum 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Higher flouride levels probably correlate with higher population density areas, i.e. cities, i.e. nonwhites. Does this study control for race and IQ? Probably give a TL;DR

FTR - I recognize flouride is poisonous (at what level is the debate) and not the best way to improve the water supply

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Many white people also live in cities. And just about all white people I know, even outside the cities, get a daily dose of Fluoride in their toothpaste. Some willingly take it into their mouth, where it could enter the bloodstream through the mucous membranes or be accidentally swallowed and digested, even after they are warned... even though the package warns them that the product contains poison and is dangerous even at a pea-sized amount.

I think people of all races are suffering mental impairment more so now than previous generations. Disease like autism and Alzheimer’s are getting more common, which also affects white people, if not more than others.

If people of any race value their ability to think clearly, they should ask more questions before taking substances into their body, either in the water, food, toothpaste, air, pills, or injections. For those that believe in God, ask, and you shall receive the truth. God wants you to be healthy. And he does not need your money. But the medical corporations lose revenue if you are healthy. A patient that is healed and cured is no longer a source of revenue. Sick people are repeat customers... until they die. If no one had dental problems, dentists would go out of business. If there were no sick people, doctors would have to find another line of work.

[–]NuclearBadger 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Where's the evidence that they're drinking it? Low iq populations tend to drink fizzy drinks and shit.

Not saying it's wrong but there's no 100% link.