said by Morac:said by Marduk:Ummm, radiation causes mutations.
Sunlight is radiation, therefore by your logic, sunlight causes mutations. So the farmer should keep all his plants in the dark to prevent mutation.
Your statement is a
verbal fallacy. If you had stated that certain types of radiation can cause mutations in certain living organisms, then you'd be correct but the blanket statement "radiation causes mutations" is wrong.
Sunlight DOES cause mutations. Just look at what happens when you put garlic seeds into the ground, water them and expose them to solar radiation:
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