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::It's an adaptation, genius. If you eat poisoned food and you can't vomit, you're dead. If you eat poisoned food, your body catches it and forces you to vomit, then you're more likely to live. It's not foolproof by any means, but it's better than nothing. Incidentally, this is also why seeing others vomit makes us nauseous. [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 20:43, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
::It's an adaptation, genius. If you eat poisoned food and you can't vomit, you're dead. If you eat poisoned food, your body catches it and forces you to vomit, then you're more likely to live. It's not foolproof by any means, but it's better than nothing. Incidentally, this is also why seeing others vomit makes us nauseous. [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 20:43, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
::: Okay, I'll accept that. But then what evidence is there that it is an evolutionary adaptation rather than a design feature? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 20:55, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
::: Okay, I'll accept that. But then what evidence is there that it is an evolutionary adaptation rather than a design feature? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 20:55, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
::::Would anything intelligent create a system that involves searing one's own flesh with acid? [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 21:44, 10 March 2008 (EDT)