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We have plenty of strong evidence for the safety of tons of things. My ancestors have been consuming cow's milk, mache, and wine for thousands of years. If thes
by VoodooJuJu 2y ago
We have plenty of strong evidence for the safety of tons of things. My ancestors have been consuming cow's milk, mache, and wine for thousands of years. If these things were not safe for consumption, we wouldn't be consuming them to this day. My bloodline wouldn't have made it this far. We don't add poison hemlock to our mache salads because thousands of years ago, some poor souls gave us strong evidence that it's not something you should eat, and that knowledge was passed down to us.
- pfdietz 2y ago> wine Thank you for a most excellent example illustrating my point and demolishing yours. Alcohol is estimated to cause 4.5% of all cancers in Europe. It's a Group 1 carcinogen, yet it is privileged because of tradition. https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/33/6/1128/7295464 https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/33/6/1128/7295464
- quesera 2y agoThis logic is not formally valid. It's a reasonable basis of belief for a pre-science culture, though. Also, FWIW, cow's milk has objectively changed in the last few decades.