>> I'm just wondering whether the fact that many fungi are poisonous to
>> large mammals is positively selected for, or a neutral trait.
>>
>


"Is the situation X or is it Y?"
"No, definitely not."

> Baring in
> mind that lots of fungi are not only edible but delicious.

You have strange tastes. :-P

Then again, there are snakes that deliberately produce toxic venom, and 
others that don't. That doesn't mean that venom is in any way "accidental".

>> None of this is intended to imply /actual concious intent/. It's just a
>> figure of speech. Sheesh...
>
> Then you should make your self properly understood and not use terms
> that proponents of Intelligent Design use.

Scientists use terms like these all the time, under the clear 
understanding that it's merely a shorthand for something more 
complicated. The scientists know that. The ID people latched onto it as 
an easy way to mislead people who don't understand evolution.

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