This article is debunking the idea that there are probiotic benefits to eating dirt, which isn’t what we’re talking about at all. We don’t care about the beneficial bacteria, they don’t build your immune system, they’re irrelevant. It states right at the beginning that there are harmful pathogens in dirt, which is exactly the point. Those harmful pathogens are literally the only thing that can build the immune system.
Pretty much everything I said was wrong? How do you figure that?
Here’s my primary claim: “This article is debunking the idea that there are probiotic benefits to eating dirt, which isn’t what we’re talking about at all”
My claim was that the page you linked is clearly talking about digestive health, not the immune system.
Let’s look at the first sentence in the header
Will eating dirt improve gut health?
I’d say that’s pretty clear. But wait, that’s not the whole header, what does the rest of it say?
According to the Hygiene Hypothesis, ingesting dirt will strengthen our immune system right?
So it’s worse than I thought, immediately, right off the bat, this page is already jumbling the concepts of digestive health and immune system. Just odd.
Look, I’m perfectly willing to concede that there are no real digestive benefits to eating dirt. But then I never made that claim. I have no idea what your motivation is, but you should stop spreading misinformation.
This article is debunking the idea that there are probiotic benefits to eating dirt, which isn’t what we’re talking about at all. We don’t care about the beneficial bacteria, they don’t build your immune system, they’re irrelevant. It states right at the beginning that there are harmful pathogens in dirt, which is exactly the point. Those harmful pathogens are literally the only thing that can build the immune system.
Stop spreading misinformation. Pretty much everything you just said is wrong.
What you’re doing harms people. You should stop.
What?! Are you serious?
Pretty much everything I said was wrong? How do you figure that?
Here’s my primary claim: “This article is debunking the idea that there are probiotic benefits to eating dirt, which isn’t what we’re talking about at all”
My claim was that the page you linked is clearly talking about digestive health, not the immune system.
Let’s look at the first sentence in the header
I’d say that’s pretty clear. But wait, that’s not the whole header, what does the rest of it say?
So it’s worse than I thought, immediately, right off the bat, this page is already jumbling the concepts of digestive health and immune system. Just odd.
Look, I’m perfectly willing to concede that there are no real digestive benefits to eating dirt. But then I never made that claim. I have no idea what your motivation is, but you should stop spreading misinformation.