Comment by torstenvl
5 years ago
Are you seriously claiming that food contamination is a "binary" thing? That it's impossible for food to be only a little contaminated, at a level that won't make you "get sick and die?"
Its common knowledge that a certain amount of food contamination is considered safe. And, although specifics are not generally common knowledge, it's easy enough to find that, e.g., the FDA views < 100 ppb of lead in candy as safe.
I don't think hyperbole is helpful to this conversation.
>Are you seriously claiming that food contamination is a binary thing? That it's impossible for food to be only a little contaminated, at a level that won't make you "get sick and die?"
>I'm sorry, but I think you're being disingenuous. Every little kid knows there's some small amount of nasty stuff that's allowed in things like bread (grasshoppers in the wheat fields caught in the combines) and peanut butter because it's such a small amount of contamination and doesn't pose a health risk.
>Please don't be disingenuous in your arguments. It only serves to exacerbate the polarization over contentious issues.
At least he tried to answer in a good faith. Your answer is a lot worse.
That's exactly it. He did not answer in good faith. He answered with a false dichotomy that everyone knows is false.
Not sure why you're upset at me for calling it out.