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Talis Per Se's avatar

*Not paid for by united front of plants

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Marta's avatar

Objection: you didn't show that plants aren't _trying_ to kill us, just that they're not very good at it. I still don't trust those little sociopaths.

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Connor Jennings's avatar

Hmmm, good point. The hedge out front has been giving me death threats for years. Violent bastards

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Matt Ball's avatar

This is a great article, along the lines of what to show to people when they scream about "chemicals!" :-)

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Connor Jennings's avatar

Thanks! Chemophobia is another pet peeve of mine. Everything is chemicals!

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Jason's avatar

I might’ve missed it in the article but the plant chemicals in question could even be part of the explanation for the beneficial effects on human health https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2635914/

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Connor Jennings's avatar

Sounds about right. Lowers the risk of Alzheimer's, so good thing you eat a lot of plants! I know that's something you're trying to protect against.

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