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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There is a legally permissable organic contamination amount in any food, especially if it's processed. Bugs, hair, nail clippings, dirt, mouse shit, whatever - all ground up and processed asking with the product. And it can be in almost anything, including that one you really like.

[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

everyone makes mistakes :)

[–] lath@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

There are tiny little creatures living on your face that poop on it.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

and Bostrom's simulation hypothesis and Pascal's wager, all subject to serious validity threats. All of these thought experiments are unfalsifiable. They can all be explained with different theories. They all rely on circular reasoning. They all anthropomorphize entities that maybe don't resemble humans at all. They all fall for the mind projection fallacy. They all are prey to selection bias, because they cherry-pick scenarios among countless alternatives.

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