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I wouldn't ever describe human food being toxic to animals as a mystery: We have good reasons to prefer crops that are harmless to us but unattractive to potent

by nullc 3y ago

I wouldn't ever describe human food being toxic to animals as a mystery: We have good reasons to prefer crops that are harmless to us but unattractive to potential pests. And just by biological accident we would expect some plants to have toxins that don't harm us but harm other animals... we're going to want to grow those things.

droopyEyelids 3y ago
Right, gut instincts and conjecture like that are all we have to go on. A scientific reason something is poisonous involves specific chemicals and their effects on the biological system