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This was the reason I ate mud when I was a kid. I was just a young junkie. And I was invincible.
by gexla 7y ago
This was the reason I ate mud when I was a kid. I was just a young junkie. And I was invincible.
- 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y agoThere’s a reason why toddlers have an insatiable desire to put everything in their mouths for about a year. Do you think nature would evolve that trait if it wasn’t beneficial?
- Aloha 7y agoIndeed, its part of how we grow our gut biome, and train our immune system what will and won't kill us. There have been several studies that point out that over sterile environments for babies has a direct correlation with allergies in later life.
- Narishma 7y ago> Do you think nature would evolve that trait if it wasn’t beneficial? Yes? I mean that happens all the time. Just because a trait isn't useful doesn't mean it will disappear. Sometimes it will stay even if it's harmful as long as it doesn't kill the individual before they reproduce.
- HeadsUpHigh 7y agoA harmful trait that appears in adolescence would disappear because it would kill you before reproductive age.
- x0 7y agoOnly if it's harmful enough to kill you. There's plenty of negative traits in nature that only exist because they weren't bad enough to stop reproduction.