Pet Peeve #127D
Dec. 17th, 2008 11:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The assumption that "natural" is usually beneficial and always somehow superior to synthetic.
Most recently triggered by a commercial for some artificial sweetener. No, really? It's made out of a plant? With leaves and everything? Wow! So are an awful lot of common products. Even products "artificially produced using chemistry." And this sweetener? Also processed using chemistry! Shock and awe!
And, you know? I'd much, much rather eat artificially produced food-grade chemicals than naturally occurring poisons.
Most recently triggered by a commercial for some artificial sweetener. No, really? It's made out of a plant? With leaves and everything? Wow! So are an awful lot of common products. Even products "artificially produced using chemistry." And this sweetener? Also processed using chemistry! Shock and awe!
And, you know? I'd much, much rather eat artificially produced food-grade chemicals than naturally occurring poisons.
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Date: 2008-12-18 06:17 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-12-18 03:13 pm (UTC)But you know humans are closely related to apes. And sometimes I think the apes are smarter than the humans. SO really I just don't listen to them anymore. Maybe if the apes started talking and told me Stevia is better than Splenda, I'd start listening
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Date: 2008-12-18 04:44 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-12-18 11:11 pm (UTC)In fact, I will only drink Mexican produced pops from now on because they use sugar.
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Date: 2008-12-19 12:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-19 02:11 am (UTC)I believe most diet pops are all synthetic sugars.