Does Aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines cause Autism? New article provides solid evidence it does! (Spoiler: No, it doesn’t)

A couple days ago, the following article firmly took roots in both the main and the health trending section of Steemit:Whenever topics like this come up, the question of being “open minded enough” to accept the information provided always becomes a dividing hurdle that excludes everyone who doesn’t agree with what is being said (resulting on additionally being labeled as a troll or as a brainwashed person, apparently).

However, being open minded doesn’t mean believing in any sort of subversive theories that go against the mainstream paradigm; being open minded means to be able to put your prejudices and assimilated beliefs aside while you look at something, making an effort to analyze it for what it is. Afterwards, you might use your judgement based on the evidence provided to conclude whether the information presented holds truth to it or not. In summary, being close minded just means that you reject ideas a priori, before even making the effort to first listen to it and what it entails.

Ironically, just a quick look at the comment section of the article reveals a lot of blind acceptance: since it already lines up with their beliefs, people are taking for granted that the information provided is accurate and that the claim made is actually valid without bothering to confirm with the source. In fact, I can bet my entire tea collection–which I need for daily survival– that not one of them actually read the article (or fully understood what was being said in it). So much for “always questioning what you are being told and informing yourself before you make potentially life-altering decisions”.

But guess what? I did read it! Want to know what I found?

Within the frame of an open mind, let’s take a look at the article, which is available here. Firstly, let’s look at what the title tells us: