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> The dose makes the poison Exactly. The concept of dose-dependency is one of those things that earlier generations had an intuitive understanding of, but som
by tharne 5y ago
> The dose makes the poison
Exactly.
The concept of dose-dependency is one of those things that earlier generations had an intuitive understanding of, but something we have an increasingly fragile grip on in the modern era.
- P_I_Staker 5y agoI don't think anyone is having trouble understanding dose-dependency. There's just a separate question regarding whether some substances should have no acceptable dose, and when we should make that distinction. Things like nicotine are thought to be pretty much not worth consuming in any situation. Things like lead have no "allowable dose". Maybe alcohol should be treated similarly to cigs. This is a totally defensible position, that's worth discussing.