>> Are mushrooms poisonous on purpose, or by accident?
> 
> That implies a will behind their creation.  And not all mushrooms are 
> poisonous.  Take the ones that I had on my hamburger last night..... ;-)

No it doesn't.

Did mushrooms evolve to be poisonous because that's advantageous 
somehow? Or do they just happen to be poisonous to animals because of 
their unusual chemistry?

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