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Counterpoint: we routinely ingest poison intended to kill living beings. Sometimes we even have said poison injected in our bodies.
Those poisons are also commonly known as antibiotics (anti: against, bio: life), antifungals, antihelminthics, etc
Not everything that harms pests necessarily harms human beings.
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Counterpoint: we routinely ingest poison intended to kill living beings. Sometimes we even have said poison injected in our bodies.
Those poisons are also commonly known as antibiotics (anti: against, bio: life), antifungals, antihelminthics, etc
Not everything that harms pests necessarily harms human beings.