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You dont have to admit you are ignorant on the issue, that has been pretty clear throughout your posts. There is nothing wrong with ignorance that is how we learn. I too was once ignorant on the issue and have spent time researching it, now I am no longer ignorant. I am more than happy to help educate you or any others who have questions (writing off a study because some of the funding came from the government isnt a question it is paranoid fear mongering that isnt evidence based, naturally I cant argue with that, besides the government didnt fund it the authors are affiliated with the Lewin Group which is a private group)
There is no need to apologize, I am happy to educate. Always question it is what makes us human and is how you will grow. However in order to grow you when faced with overwhelming evidence contrary to your preconceived notions you must be willing to change your mind.
The only thing that does disappoint me is that I fell for you. Most discussions with anti-vaccine/pro-disease people ends this way. Yet when you said “I challenge you to find one study comparing 1,000 vaccinated children to 1,000 non-vaccinated children so we can compare how many get damaged from vaccines. Surely if vaccines are as safe as you say, let the company spend a few million dollars (what they make from one vaccine in one year!) and settle the case once and for all !” I foolishly believed you.
Turns out that was a lie, and I fell for it.