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[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Vegans are great, especially with garlic in a nice butter sauce.

Edit: also you're literally made out of chemicals.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Literally not a single thing in our world isn’t chemicals. Lemontek - chemicals interacting. Alcohol for some party - Chemicals. Every part of any meal - chemicals. All of it.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love how lemon tek was your first example

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

That one’s just for you. People always go off about it being a natural chemical reaction etc and it’s timely with all the conversation about growing acception of psychadelics for mental health

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

In general I think people are referring to things that are either A) heavily proccesed and/or B) something that isn't naturally occurring. When they speak about "chemicals"

Your body is made to eat natually occuring plants and animals. Any deviation from that is risking long term issues. Effects that are very often (at least here in the states) ignored unless they just straight up kill you. And even then it'll probably take a couple decades before anyone actually does something about it. So, yes while many people misuse the word "chemical," their fear is not misplaced. You should be skeptical of things that are synthesized until they are proven to interact with the human body appropriately

[–] Neato@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

B) something that isn’t naturally occurring

  1. Humans are natural. We are evolved animals.
  2. Humans created everything humans consider artificial.
  3. Therefore everything deemed artificial is actually natural.

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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yea yea. You know what I mean

[–] IntentionallyAnon@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I’m sure cows do not care that the beef in them is healthy

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that argument is idiotically obtuse.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not a thing.

Granted, there are things in this world that aren't chemicals. Muons, stuff at the LHC, plasma... But everything that a normal person interacts with is a chemical.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I’m a vegetarian, but feel free to cover me in butter and smother me in garlic anyway.

[–] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

✅ Peppers

❌ Capsaicin

YW