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Old 05-17-2014, 02:04 PM   #31
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Default Re: [Space] Panspermia and the Campgaign

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
There are lots and lots of plants here on Earth that will kill you, quickly or slowly, if you eat them. In fact there are plants that have evolved chemical compositions specifically to make them toxic to plant-eaters; it's a common passive defense strategy.

Bill Stoddard
And humans are pretty darn omnivorous as complex species go. Look at all the things we love that would kill dogs, or cats.
But there is a difference between most things are inedible, and absolutely everything on the planet is.
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