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I've seen a lot of people lately making the "you’re made out of animal parts, so eat animals" argument, which is reasonable on its face. But there's a pretty se
by throwaway_egbs 5y ago
I've seen a lot of people lately making the "you’re made out of animal parts, so eat animals" argument, which is reasonable on its face. But there's a pretty serious problem with it: those animals get everything they need from plants. And now we're in very murky territory, because now you have to prove—not just hypothesize, but prove—that the human animal is different from other animals in some very specific ways, or you have to weaken the initial claim to the point where it doesn't really say anything at all.
- esyir 5y agoDental are actually a great way to show this. The diversity of teeth in our mouths are evidence that we evolved to eat an omnivorous diet.
- wyager 5y agoGood that you should mention dentition, given that a plant-based diet causes humans’ teeth to rot out. Human teeth, like human metabolism, support the consumption of plant material, but not very well.
- uxcolumbo 5y agoInteresting - can you share your sources? I'd like to read more about this. My teeth have not fallen out yet and my dentist gives an OK after many years on a plant based diet.
- wyager 5y ago> because now you have to prove—not just hypothesize, but prove—that the human animal is different from other animals in some very specific ways Are you being ironic? We know what a ruminant digestive system looks like and why humans can’t do what they do.