Many natural things are harmful, such as E. coli, poisonous mushrooms and lots of other plants, rattlesnake venom, black widow spiders, etc., so "natural" doesn't really equate with good. Chemists can make most compounds (even the ones found in nature) and can make them extremely pure whereas even the good stuff from nature is of variable quality and often very impure. So, doesn't it follow that manmade chemicals are usually better than the same chemicals that occur in nature? What's wrong with "artificial" (synthetic or manmade)?
2006-11-26
08:19:56
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billm
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