But not all statistical facts apply to everyone. Facts like that are based upon mostly a small amount of people. Therefore common sense has to come into play.

And I do agree with you "No one should ever be chastised/ignored/belittled for presenting the truth with statistical facts to back it up ,in a well presented concise manner." But that should go for everyone.

As for Freedom of Speech....you can write what you 'know' as the truth...sometimes it is wrong...but it is what you know...and until you know and are shown otherwise...you assume it is truth. No one is perfect.

It's like you can sit 10 people in a straight line and tell the first person a sentence like ' I made a chocolate cake', and by the time it's passed on to 10 other ppl..it becomes 'I saw a chocolate cow'....therefore, what one person knows as the truth, might not always be correct. But it what they heard. So it's hard to judge that line in freedom of speech.

Ada, I am so sorry this happened to Bill. Bless your heart girl, I know he was your life.

I've taken meds that have affected my thinking as well. That dang neurotten, I never knew what I was doing from one min. to the next.

My husband started taking a med, to help loose weight awhile back, and he became Dr. J and Mr. Hyde...real fast...and I told him real fast it was going in the trash can. He would be fine one minute and the next he'd bite ya head off...and you'd be like..what the?!

I think meds can affect everyone differently...and I think they can give people a false sense of security. I've known ppl who took prozac and went nuts...and they were fine before taking it, and let them miss a dose and it was WW3....

Thanks for starting this thread Ada, it makes a lot of sense girl.

Hugs
Debbie