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The elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjo

• jodrellblank 7y ago
  The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. There are people who advocate, and claim to enjoy, both those things. This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvszzgYRjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvszzgYRjU who claimed he learned it from a tribe.
• sethammons 7y ago
  It is easier than you think. First, raw and/or dried meat has been in human diets longer than recorded history, so you have to count those. Also, many carnivores won't eat rotten meat. Next, look at the digestive tracks of pure carnivores and pure herbivores. One is crazy short and the other crazy long. Humans? Right in the middle. Vitamin B12 - absolutely zero natural non-animal sources and B12 anemia can be lethal. Fruit is good, vegetables probably better. Meat in moderation is probably very healthy.
• rusk 7y ago
  > Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. Maybe. But to suggest that we could all get along fine by just eating grass all day is ridiculous.
• rhinoceraptor 7y ago
  Humans can't really get B12 from plant sources. Also, cooking and refrigeration aren't necessary to prepare and preserve meat. Ancient people would make pemmican which will keep for months.
• kaoD 7y ago
  > The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. Sushi. Shrimp. Spanish ham and other cold meats like chorizo. Steak tartare. Jerky. Many fermented meats that I don't know the name of. My brother even loves eating raw meatballs. We cook, not because we aren't meant to eat meat, but for the better taste and easier digestion. I personally hate raw vegetables, they're too crunchy and taste like... cardboard (personal preference of course). Cooking is not a phenomenon exclusive to meat.
  • rusk 7y ago
    > they're too crunchy and taste like... cardboard Whenever I read this kind of thing it makes me sad that people don't realise that actual fresh veg of the kind that you don't buy in the store is actually delicious.
    • kaoD 7y ago
      Actually, I often eat fresh hand-picked vegetables (close relatives live in a small village). It's mostly a matter of personal preference. Raw tomatoes are great. Lettuce? Chard? Carrots? Meh... but cook them and I'll eat a ton. Raw vegetables are just not my cup of tea.
      • rusk 7y ago
        Tomatoes and Lettuce are the two things most people that have only bought shop produce know nothing about. I was amazed the first time I had fragrant lettuce. There's nothing in our cultural orientation that teaches us to expect it. I guess it doesn't attract the same kind of profit margins ... but if you're wise to all this and you still don't like it well that's fair enough too!
  • msiyer 7y ago
    People far wiser than you advocated against eating animal flesh. Ham (pig flesh) is especially a big no-no in many religions for a reason. Cooking is inferior. You cannot better nature. It just is not possible.