To: ConsentofGoverned
" Yep arrogant is my middle name."
OK.
" but then I do not claim to understand the origin of the species and the chemistry of life.."
Sure you do, though I don't know what *the species* is.
"I only understand the tools I use daily and the objective results of modern drugs..the fact that plants produce chemicals that have beneficial results in humans is a blessing and mystery to me."
No it isn't; you assume everything has some human benefit.
"The a priori part is that I use them (plant alakloids)"
No, that's the a posteriori part.
"the question remains why does the poppy produce psychoactive compounds?"
To think it is for us is the height of arrogance.
67 posted on
04/11/2006 7:54:40 PM PDT by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is grandeur in this view of life....")
To: CarolinaGuitarman
To think it is for us is the height of arrogance. It can just as easily be humbling.
"Wow! A gift...for ME?"
Cheers!
88 posted on
04/11/2006 10:15:12 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
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