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Old 08-10-2002, 01:25 AM   #9
juju
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Quote:
Originally posted by hot_pastrami
2) Most creatures who learn what poison tastes like from first-hand experience won't be around long enough to breed, and therefore the slow process of hard-wiring the knowledge cannot occur.
There are many poisons that you can taste a tiny bit of but not ingest. You taste it, and if it's bitter you spit it out.

Those who think that poison tastes great are more likely to die and not pass on their genes to the next generation. Those who think that poison tastes bad are much more likely to pass on their genes to the next generation.
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