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The Earth is not an intelligent agent. The Earth doesn't "know" anything. Also, plenty of plants have evolved to be poisonous to prevent animals (including humans) from eating them, so you can't just blindly go around eating any mushroom or berry you find in nature. Natural does not always mean "good for you".

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you can't just blindly go around eating any mushroom or berry you find in nature. Natural does not always mean "good for you

Of course it doesn't. That's not what I was suggesting. Rather, when people are told that something is illegal or cannot help them, for them to conduct research into it independently. Even better, seek out studies like the one mentioned in this article and participate in them.

Concerning the Earth as an intelligent agent, can we be so sure? It's been around for an awfully long time to not know a thing or two.

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