> Another good example of what I have called "the wheel of
> indoctrination" . . . that is, the tendency for information falsely
> passing as "knowledge" to be propagated through the official channels
> of education (indoctrination) and into the general public. Because
> this "knowledge" has the stamp of approval from the official
> authorities and gatekeepers of "knowledge" (schools), the information
> is accepted as fact and it develops an inertia that is difficult to
> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
> face of the earth in people's fillings).
>
> Medical and dental schools are the official gatekeepers of
> "knowledge", and yet we should hardly accept the dogma that is passed
> down through these institutions as facts. In this case, the pharma and
> biotech industries set the wheel in motion by "encouraging" those who
> run the "educational" institutions to peddle their financial
> interests. As a result, these institutions produce round after round
> of "educated" doctors and dentists who accept this information as fact
> (after all, it *must* be true -- I learned it at XYZ Medical School) ...

>
> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
> face of the earth in people's fillings).
>
>

>
> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
> face of the earth in people's fillings).
>
>

> Another good example of what I have called "the wheel of
> indoctrination" . . . that is, the tendency for information falsely
> passing as "knowledge" to be propagated through the official channels
> of education (indoctrination) and into the general public. Because
> this "knowledge" has the stamp of approval from the official
> authorities and gatekeepers of "knowledge" (schools), the information
> is accepted as fact and it develops an inertia that is difficult to
> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
> face of the earth in people's fillings).
>
> Medical and dental schools are the official gatekeepers of
> "knowledge", and yet we should hardly accept the dogma that is passed
> down through these institutions as facts. In this case, the pharma and
> biotech industries set the wheel in motion by "encouraging" those who
> run the "educational" institutions to peddle their financial
> interests. As a result, these institutions produce round after round
> of "educated" doctors and dentists who accept this information as fact
> (after all, it *must* be true -- I learned it at XYZ Medical School) ...

> While the general point seems pretty well true,
> to call mercury amalgam the 2nd most toxic
> substance is rather inaccurate.

> Many chemicals
> are quite toxic, try say plutonium or many of the
> nerve gas chemicals. Further, I'll submit a decaying
> tooth is a source of toxins when in the mouth.

> This is not to say I am sure an amalgam filling
> is fully benign.

> On Oct 24, 9:14 am, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>

>> Another good example of what I have called "the wheel of
>> indoctrination" . . . that is, the tendency for information falsely
>> passing as "knowledge" to be propagated through the official channels
>> of education (indoctrination) and into the general public. Because
>> this "knowledge" has the stamp of approval from the official
>> authorities and gatekeepers of "knowledge" (schools), the information
>> is accepted as fact and it develops an inertia that is difficult to
>> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
>> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
>> face of the earth in people's fillings).

>

>> Medical and dental schools are the official gatekeepers of
>> "knowledge", and yet we should hardly accept the dogma that is passed
>> down through these institutions as facts. In this case, the pharma and
>> biotech industries set the wheel in motion by "encouraging" those who ...

> On Oct 24, 12:14 pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>

>> Another good example of what I have called "the wheel of
>> indoctrination" . . . that is, the tendency for information falsely
>> passing as "knowledge" to be propagated through the official channels
>> of education (indoctrination) and into the general public. Because
>> this "knowledge" has the stamp of approval from the official
>> authorities and gatekeepers of "knowledge" (schools), the information
>> is accepted as fact and it develops an inertia that is difficult to
>> stop, despite an abundance of evidence that may surface to the
>> contrary (yes, we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on the
>> face of the earth in people's fillings).

>

>> Medical and dental schools are the official gatekeepers of
>> "knowledge", and yet we should hardly accept the dogma that is passed
>> down through these institutions as facts. In this case, the pharma and
>> biotech industries set the wheel in motion by "encouraging" those who ...

> While the general point seems pretty well true,
> to call mercury amalgam the 2nd most toxic
> substance is rather inaccurate. Many chemicals
> are quite toxic, try say plutonium or many of the
> nerve gas chemicals. Further, I'll submit a decaying
> tooth is a source of toxins when in the mouth.
> This is not to say I am sure an amalgam filling
> is fully benign.
>
> It is hard as one person to go back and rethink
> every idea learned in school, college, and university.
>

>On Oct 24, 2:35 pm, trigonometry1...@gmail.com wrote:

>> While the general point seems pretty well true,
>> to call mercury amalgam the 2nd most toxic
>> substance is rather inaccurate.

>
>If you carefully read my post, you'll notice I didn't say that
>*mercury amalgam* was the 2nd most toxic substance on earth. I said
>we're still putting the 2nd most toxic substance on earth in people's
>fillings. See the difference?
>
>Mercury is the 2nd most toxic substance on earth, and amalgams contain
>roughly 50%% mercury. My statement is accurate.