What is an adverse outcome from a person wearing their seatbelt? From avoiding asbestos? Etc. People don’t HAVE to smoke to survive. Nor do people have to drive a car to survive. Food is needed for survival. It’s in the “human right” list.
Whether something is essential is a judgement call that can be used to inform policy Whether something is likely true is an evidential assessment addressed by the grading These are two separate issues that you are conflating
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I’ll rephrase...food is needed by every human for survival
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Cool. Makes no difference as to whether an evidential statement is likely true, which is what grading is for
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