I think many of them just don't "believe" in chemistry. So a process where the b...

maxerickson on April 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: My 5.5 Months on Soylent: The Joys of Not Cooking

I think many of them just don't "believe" in chemistry. So a process where the body excretes various things that break food down into smaller molecules and then those smaller molecules are selectively absorbed sounds like overly reductive magic.

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