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When I see "the FDA has stated..." I automatically think it is probably a corrupt conclusion bought by some powerplayer to maximize their own profit instead of having to do with whether the statement is true or not. I've always viewed FDA as basically a council of a bunch of power players on boards of Big Capitalism companies like Pepsi that make decisions based on control and market share rather than health.

but I see posts now about how trump attacking FDA equals bad. So is my view of FDA wrong? Are they noncorrupt? Are they a necessary evil? Should they be thrown in a volcano and remade?

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[โ€“] allo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

you're the one who would raise a smart child :)

the people you are speaking against would have children that stop asking questions after the first few times they are hurt by doing so.

good job being a good person :)

[โ€“] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It is not "hurting children" to help them understand their underlying assumptions.

[โ€“] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, that's kind of a crucial part of critical thinking, and can absolutely be done without shutting the kid up... You can critically analyze the question with them without discouraging asking questions