[thomas943]

If you're interested to know how and why you've been conditioned to think that way, look up Edward Bernays and his involvement with getting fluoride into the water supply of a number of countries.

In short, he's known as the father of Public Relations. Fluoride can only legally be disposed of in expensive toxic waste dumps, and Mr. Bernays came up with a plan to dispose of it for free by passing it through the human body. His public relations skills were so amazing that he even succeeded in making people (like you) want to ingest it.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Yes, water fluoridation happened, at least in part, because of large company lobbying.

This has no impact on its health benefits, however. For $1 a year, we get less cavities. This isn't marketing bullshit, it's science.

[juliangregorian]

It's not science and just because you know a little bit about computer science doesn't make you qualified to speak about water fluoridation. Several countries have banned water fluoridation for the very reason that after decades and decades there is no causal link between water fluoridation and tooth decay.

[DanBC]

Do you have any links?

[juliangregorian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_fluoridation...

TLDR: most of Europe

[DanBC]

You said they stopped it because there was no benefit. Do you have a source for that claim? Wikipedia (not a source) doesn't give reasons for the discontinuation of flouride.

[juliangregorian]

Wikipedia does say that if you read further on, but unfortunately without primary sources. Unfortunately it's late here or I'd love to try and find some.