What we believe.

• Author: Bagge, Peter
• Position: Culture and Reviews Comic - Cartoon

JUST LOOK AT MY MOLARS. WHAT A MESS! WELL, NOT THE TEETH THEMSELVES SO MUCH AS THE DARK GREY FILLINGS IN EACH ONE OF THEM...

I USUALLY FORGET I HAVE THEM, UNTIL I LAUGH AT SOMETHING AND NOTICE YOUNGER PEOPLE STARING INTO MY GAPING MAW IN HORROR...

MY HOMETOWN NEVER FLUORIDATED ITS DRINKING WATER, DUE TO AN IRRATIONAL COLD WAR FEAR THAT IT WAS PART OF SOME RUSSIAN "MIND CONTROL" PLOT...

FORTUNATELY, MY ADOPTED HOMETOWN NEVER BOUGHT INTO SUCH NONSENSE, AND AS A RESULT MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE FILLING. LUCKY KID!

ONCE THE COLD WAR WAS OVER, ENVIRONMENTALISTS RECLAIMED THE FLUORIDE "THREAT" BY REFRAMING IT AS A CAPITALIST RATHER THAN A COMMIE PLOT. THANKS TO THEIR CLAIMS THAT IT CAUSES CANCER (WHAT DOESN'T?), ONE-THIRD OF ALL U.S. DRINKING WATER REMAINS UNTREATED...

NO WAY AM I GONNA LET THE GOVERNMENT PLAY GAMES WITH MY HEALTH!

ON A SIX-MONTH WAITING LIST FOR A HERNIA OPERATION

MEANWHILE, ONLY 10% OF THE U.K.'S WATER IS FLUORIDATED, AND THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!

ALARMISTS ALSO NOW CLAIM THAT AMALGAM FILLINGS ARE SLOWLY GIVING ME MERCURY POISONING. I GUESS MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO DIE A SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH FROM ORAL INFECTIONS, JUST LIKE OUR ANCESTORS DID!

OWWIE YOWIE...

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, FOLKS...

I'M DYING A HEALTHY, ALL-NATURAL DEATH!..

OH, THE PAIN...

ONE MIGHT ASSUME THAT ONLY THE SUPERSTITIOUS AND UNEDUCATED WOULD ADHERE TO SUCH BASELESS, UNPROVEN FEARS ...

EVOLUTION IS BUNK!

THE EARTH IS ONLY 5,000 YEARS OLD!

THE BIBLE SAYS SO!

TSK TSK

HOW CAN ANYONE BE SO WILLFULLY IGNORANT?

YET MANY WELL-EDUCATED, LEFT- LEARNING "SECULAR HUMANISTS" HAVE THEIR OWN LISTS OF UNFOUNDED BELIEFS, SUCH AS...

THAT VACCINATIONS CAUSE AUTISM

YES, OUR SON DID WIND UP CONTRACTING POLIO AND WHOOPING COUGH...

BUT WE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING WE DIDN'T SUBJECT HIM TO ANY UNNECESSARY RISKS.

WHOOP!

WHOOP!

WHOOP!

THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (I.E., CELL PHONES, POWER LINES, ETC.) CAUSE BRAIN CANCER

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOWAGABLGAH...

THAT SECONDHAND SMOKE IS WORSE THAT ACTUAL SMOKING

... STUDIES SHOW THAT SECONDHAND SMOKE IS AS BAD FOR YOU AS SUCKING ON THE TAIL-PIPE OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER ALL DAY!

THAT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IS UNHEALTHY AND/OR BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

NO!

MY BEAUTIFUL ORGANIC FARM IS RUINED!

STRAY SEED FROM A CORPORATE FARM

EQUALLY ABSURD FEARS IN THE RECENT PAST HAVE DRIVEN BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES INTO BANKRUPTCY. YET NO ONE TODAY EVEN REMEMBERS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AFRAID OF THEM!

...YOU KNEW THAT THE PRESENCE OF ALAR IN APPLE...