there seems to be a real emotional response by many people…

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    I’m more getting at that toxins are a scary sounding word pseudoscientists use incorrectly to get you into homeopathy. Like saying something is “full of chemicals” as if it was a defacto bad thing. Toxin doesn’t mean “bad to humans”

    We’ve been eating plants for as long as we’ve been eating meat so we’ve got the same experience and understanding. 40,000 years of trial and error and evolution, I’m just not worried about “toxins” as a whole.

    And I don’t pay attention to health influencers. I was comparing your comment to something a health influencer would say.

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      It’s a good thing zero-carb isn’t homeopathy, then. If said thing is perhaps a container for chemicals, then it being full of chemicals would be a good thing, since it would be fulfilling its function. I’m not sure what you’re getting at.

      “Toxin” does in fact mean “bad to humans,” by definition. And no, we haven’t, agriculture is only about 10,000 years old. You are of course free to ingest as many toxins as you feel comfortable with, that’s entirely your decision.

      Btw, I’d like to gently remind you of Rules 1, 2, and 4 in this community. Consider this a light warning.

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          We started eating plants enough to cause caries (tooth damage) after agriculture. The dose changed.