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You seem very confused as to what the argument is. Sigh...just think about it a little more carefully before responding. Did I ever make the argument that suga

You seem very confused as to what the argument is. Sigh...just think about it a little more carefully before responding. Did I ever make the argument that sugar is never produced endogenously? And does that invalidate my point that some consumption of sugar is one way to keep the body functioning healthily? I don't have a doctorate but I'm very comfortable with reading academic articles - your condescension is not welcome here. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 Discusses the various impurities illicit cocaine contains. What is the purpose of citing this exactly? This is so far related from the original argument. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/42756923.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/42756923.pdf Breaks down the various alkaloids in cocaine leaves and is unrelated to what your point is.

pazimzadeh 7y ago
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 "In-depth chromatographic analyses of illicit cocaine and its precursor, coca leaves." At this point I can't tell if you're trolling or just can't handle disagreement. > And does that invalidate my point that some consumption of sugar is one way to keep the body functioning healthily That certainly wasn't your claim. The above is a very vague statement that no one would disagree with. You made the point that sugar is a naturally occurring substance, so I and others pointed out that being "natural occurring" is in no way sufficient to suggest that a substance is healthy or not, especially if the substance is refined (e.g. cyanide, ricin, cocaine, DMT, on and on..)
- machinelearning 7y ago
  >> "In-depth chromatographic analyses of illicit cocaine and its precursor, coca leaves." ...And your point is? Why do you get the impression that we disagree on this? I have already known this for many years. >> "natural occurring" is in no way sufficient to suggest that a substance is healthy or not This is not something I claimed at all. It is absurd to extrapolate this from my argument. If you read closely, it was in the context of it being engineered for a dopamine spike, aka a drug. Maybe the argument could have been better stated by stating that moderate use of sugar typically equates to the same amount that is generally found in a diet consisting of natural, unprocessed and healthy foods. I didn't think it would be possible to interpret the argument in such a non-nuanced and obtuse way, evidently I'm wrong.
  - pazimzadeh 7y ago
    You asked me for a source proving that cocaine is a natural compound, and once provided with one you still thought it was synthesized and not extracted from coca leaves. But now you're telling me you knew all along. I now realize you don't quite pass the Turing test but honestly it was close, hats off to the programmers.

pazimzadeh 7y ago

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8075769 "In-depth chromatographic analyses of illicit cocaine and its precursor, coca leaves." At this point I can't tell if you're trolling or just can't handle disagreement. > And does that invalidate my point that some consumption of sugar is one way to keep the body functioning healthily That certainly wasn't your claim. The above is a very vague statement that no one would disagree with. You made the point that sugar is a naturally occurring substance, so I and others pointed out that being "natural occurring" is in no way sufficient to suggest that a substance is healthy or not, especially if the substance is refined (e.g. cyanide, ricin, cocaine, DMT, on and on..)

machinelearning 7y ago
>> "In-depth chromatographic analyses of illicit cocaine and its precursor, coca leaves." ...And your point is? Why do you get the impression that we disagree on this? I have already known this for many years. >> "natural occurring" is in no way sufficient to suggest that a substance is healthy or not This is not something I claimed at all. It is absurd to extrapolate this from my argument. If you read closely, it was in the context of it being engineered for a dopamine spike, aka a drug. Maybe the argument could have been better stated by stating that moderate use of sugar typically equates to the same amount that is generally found in a diet consisting of natural, unprocessed and healthy foods. I didn't think it would be possible to interpret the argument in such a non-nuanced and obtuse way, evidently I'm wrong.
- pazimzadeh 7y ago
  You asked me for a source proving that cocaine is a natural compound, and once provided with one you still thought it was synthesized and not extracted from coca leaves. But now you're telling me you knew all along. I now realize you don't quite pass the Turing test but honestly it was close, hats off to the programmers.