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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday May 19, 2022 @09:00PM (#31442177)
> There are so many explanations for this outside of "some environmental factor causing everyone to get fat" that I don't think it needs explaining.

Do you not realise that this point alone jeopardizes your entire argument? If this effect is real, the rest of this discussion belongs straight in the trash.

So yes, very much needs explaining.

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Re:What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to ... by rajin444 on Friday May 20, 2022 @10:26AM (#31447852)
Yes, that’s my point. Parent is trying to “appeal to authority” essentially. We’re both arguing with no evidence, but parent is trying to act like they aren’t.
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