> Sure but nobody is disputing this in the first place, so making such a statement is at best irrelevant and at worst a bad argument designed to derail a discus

> Sure but nobody is disputing this in the first place, so making such a statement is at best irrelevant and at worst a bad argument designed to derail a discussion. that was the crux of the argument though. All the nitpicks about whether chemical is the right word are a distraction. the poster isn't against things because they're chemicals, and presenting it as such is silly.