Terrain theory or germ theory??

[CarpCharacin]

Ah, retroviruses. That is a rabbit hole topic right there.

How so? Do some people not believe in reverse transcription?

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

How so? Do some people not believe in reverse transcription?

No...well, probably, they're just very interesting and are involved in all sorts of things that one might not think of with the word virus in there.

 

[CarpCharacin]

For some reason I thought by "rabbit hole" you meant controversial for some dumb reason, lol. Like "stem cells" when it's thrown around with no real context and then argued over.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

For some reason I thought by "rabbit hole" you meant controversial for some dumb reason, lol. Like "stem cells" when it's thrown around with no real context and then argued over.

I actually didn't realize that phrase had a negative context, but that's probably because I have a positive relationship with the bizarre, lol.

 

[WestTNriverrat]

I wasn’t trying to be ugly in my last post I reread it and I thought it could have came off that way.
Everyone has a right to believe what they want. I know this world is mysterious and wonderful. Their are many things science cannot explain. I just don’t feel like this is one of those things. I’m no doctor or scientist just a country boy from Tennessee. These are just my opinions.
Your welcome to have different ones and should be able to without me sounding like a butthead.
I wish you long life and health regardless of how you believe the best way to do so is.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Well I think they do too but I don't get the fish tank thing.

If I believe bacteria is deadly does that mean I believe you should vaccinate your fish instead of cleaning the tank, because I do not believe that.
I believe that you should clean your tank and prevent the fish from getting sick from a nasty tank.

An unsanitary environment is definitely a huge cause of disease, but a clean tank won’t prevent the sick fish you just bought from a fish store from spreading its illness. And, if the disease is severe enough, then meds might have to be brought in, clean tank or not. Though a clean tank can certainly help things a lot, sometimes it’s just not enough.

 

[SD11]

Germs and bacteria do cause illness.
Don't they?

No

So OP...what are your thoughts on Salmonella? Do you...wash your hands after handling your poultry? Or nah? What about the eggs? Or do you even wash your hands at all? Because germ theory is the main reason hand washing caught on.

You’re wondering if I wash my hands? If so, I will wash my hands sometimes, NOT because I’m afraid of ‘germs’ and ‘bacteria’ though. I will wash my hands if they have poop or something on them after I come in from my flock because poo on your hands is just gross.

Wait. What are you trying to say here? That viruses don't exist? Or that bacteria originate inside our bodies, not outside of it? ARE WE THE SOURCE OF BACTERIA?? And I didn't see any kind of answer about hand washing.

Viruses don’t exist, you can get sick but it’s not from ‘germs’ or ‘bacteria.’

This feels like to me round earth vs flat earth.

The earth is flat duh. I still don’t know why people argue about this

 

[BoogieWight]

Ok so where are we at in this debate? I am confused as to what point some people are trying make right now. Does bacteria not exist, or was that a joke? I made this long post and read some of the statements made after I started composing it earlier. What is happening in this thread right now?