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Hermit-The-Prog

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3. error alert (hate when that happens)

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:46 AM

Oct 2019

From the article:

Here is a comparison between two organic fungicides (shown in teal) and two synthetic fungicides (shown in gold):

Sorry, but neither sulphur nor copper sulphate are organic; they are inorganic.

The point about the "appeal to nature fallacy" is still completely valid. Poison ivy, rattlesnake venom, and cat vomit are all natural, but they make a really nasty salad.

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Food Science Babe: 5 basic scientific concepts to help you spot pseudoscience [View all] Quixote1818 Oct 2019 OP

Nice! ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #1

Excellent! Spot on! (nt) stopdiggin Oct 2019 #2

error alert (hate when that happens) Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #3

I am no chemist but isn't anything in the periodic table organic? Quixote1818 Oct 2019 #4

Nothing in the periodic table is "organic" jmowreader Oct 2019 #10

Thanks. I figured that out after I posted that and did a little more reading. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2019 #11

Another link Quixote1818 Oct 2019 #6

they mean organic in the agricultural sense. mopinko Oct 2019 #8

Thank you. I get their point and learned something but I believe you are correct here. Quixote1818 Oct 2019 #9

Yes, yes, yes. But what about how the banana fits conveniently into the hand, or how it curves RockRaven Oct 2019 #5

Good point! It's clearly the atheist's nightmare! Quixote1818 Oct 2019 #7

a bit misleading and dated KT2000 Oct 2019 #12