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First time I have come across this idea that not all is known about the chemicals we put into our bodies

I always assumed the research and trials are there just for that.

I understand from an engineering perspective.

Newton invented and used Calculus to great effect, long before it was formally proven to be consistent and logical.

Why? We’ve used fire well before we understood the mechanism behind it, we had cannons before we understood gravity and we still don’t have a complete understanding of the quantum mechanical effects that modern computers leverage to work.

Drug discovery is often a million monkeys with typewriters kind of deal.

It’s effectively a process in which we test every chemical compound imaginable.

The trials are there to see if the drug works and is it safe.

Just to drill the point home we don’t even fully understand how Aspirin works.

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