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You guys have your agendas, and logic isn't going to change them .

dcb,

You brought up the topic of fearmongering before I even mentioned botulism in this discussion, so singling out its rarity (which does nothing to lessen its severity) is a red herring. I simply mentioned it as an example of an odorless, tasteless, hazard that's going to pass everyone's visual, smell, and taste tests. If you guys want to take the risk, it's up to you to know the risks involved. Since none of the scavengers discussed the not-so-pretty aspects of scavenging I guess I'm the designated fearmonger.

You claim I'm fearmongering to point out the hazards of eating spoiled food. Okay, the 6-8 million deaths annually worldwide from food poisoning aren't a real worry. I'm just fearmongering to put food poisoning on your radar. The sixty to eighty million people worldwide who are affected by food poisoning (source - Wikipedia) annually are proof that a scavenger's chance of food poisoning is exceedingly remote. Sure, and I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.