Most pesticides are still neurotoxins, they're just somewhat better targeted towards insects. Most flavor compounds in herbs and spices are also neurotoxins, c

Most pesticides are still neurotoxins, they're just somewhat better targeted towards insects. Most flavor compounds in herbs and spices are also neurotoxins, coffee and chocolate contain many neurotoxins, nearly every naturally occurring stimulant or psychoactive substance humans use is a neurotoxins targeting a different creature. We happen to find many of them pleasant or tasty because they evolved to target very distant relatives or we are just weirdos that find mildly poisoning ourselves fun. Silent Spring leaned far too much on fear and exaggeration which is a disservice to the much more complicated issues we face with synthetic chemistry and controlling our environment.