02-11-2019, 03:07 PM
Ask him to point out air since he has to see to think it exists, that is some stupid ass logic.
As to the larger debate it is true that the "clean room" type environments we put children in has lead to an uptick in some diseases. I was reading one study that linked Lymphoma and other diseases to people who did not get a fever in their first year of life. Basically it works out that a certain number of the population are genetically predisposed to these diseases, but by jump starting your immune system when your in your first year it greatly reduces the risk of getting it later versus those who didn't get sick at a young age. The belief is that in the first year of life your body is still "learning" things and this is part of that learning process.
As to the larger debate it is true that the "clean room" type environments we put children in has lead to an uptick in some diseases. I was reading one study that linked Lymphoma and other diseases to people who did not get a fever in their first year of life. Basically it works out that a certain number of the population are genetically predisposed to these diseases, but by jump starting your immune system when your in your first year it greatly reduces the risk of getting it later versus those who didn't get sick at a young age. The belief is that in the first year of life your body is still "learning" things and this is part of that learning process.
