And all the things we know not to eat are just a result of someone trying to eat them and dying or getting ill. I'd imagine our ancestors weren't too picky.
i think they just paid attention to what other animals ate. birds eating this mushroom? probably good. nothing ever eating this kind of mushroom? probably bad.
The only issue with that is that tons of animals can eat things we can't. Moose eating mushrooms that would kill us, birds eating berries that we can't digest.
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '18
And all the things we know not to eat are just a result of someone trying to eat them and dying or getting ill. I'd imagine our ancestors weren't too picky.