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"You shouldn't eat mud" actually felt like a bad example because it follows from some other widely agreed upon truths like "mud is indigestible" and "mud can contain things that can harm you".

Being indigestible or possibly containing things that can harm you do not mean that you shouldn't eat mud. They mean that eating mud might hurt you, which is not the same at all. If anything it's a bad example because it overlaps with the assumption that human life is precious.



Is there any utility in eating mud?

I think this is where most surviving philosophies and actions are based on. People who waste time on unproductive activities have lower fitness.


"Is there any utility in eating mud?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophagia

TL;DR: It may be a source of minerals and (possibly) vitamin B-12. There are also some risks to go along with the benefits.




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