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> Fear of ingesting synthesized chemicals in quantities to which our species has not been exposed during its evolution?

This line of argument is a quasi-religious appeal to authority.

Evolution does not have our best interests at heart, and it did not design us to be optimal machines. It did not get rid of cancer, for example, and for that reason quite a few people are happy to ingest synthesized chemicals that help preserve their lives.



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