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I don't think our ancestors had the luxury of being vegan. on the evolutionary scale, this is provably false. all the great apes are vegetarian. we have flat,

I don't think our ancestors had the luxury of being vegan. on the evolutionary scale, this is provably false. all the great apes are vegetarian. we have flat, grinding teeth like cows, and long intestinal tracts like cows too -- not the quick, short intestinal tracts of predators or their sharp, pointy teeth. strictly speaking, not even cows are vegan. not absolutely, perfectly, and totally. one of the weird side effects of ubiquitous cameras today is people have caught cows eating birds that were trapped in fences. it doesn't happen a lot, but it happens. but overall, with a reasonable margin of approximation, then yes, our ancestors were definitely vegan, at least our evolutionary ones.

snowpid 3y ago
Chimpazees do hunting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee#Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee#Hunting " their sharp, pointy teeth." Humen can create weapons and fire. No need for long teeth. Australopithecus did eat animals. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus#Diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus#Diet" Its a common misconception among vegetarians that humen were originally vegetarians. Quiet the opposite is true. we have evidence for hunter gathering societies since 1.8 million years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer#Archaeological_evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer#Archaeological...
- tessierashpool 3y ago
  1.8M years is a drop in the bucket on an evolutionary timeline Humen can create weapons and fire. No need for long teeth. sure. is that evolution or technology?
  - snowpid 3y ago
    1.) Can you just admit that your original claims are debunked by wikipedia? 2.) Of course 1.8 Million years matter in Evolution. Please make you familiar with the Wikipedia article instead being a pseudo sceptical.
    - tessierashpool 3y ago
      sure, ok. I misspoke when I said all the great apes are vegetarian. in reality, all the great apes are and were mostly vegetarian. idk if that's really worth the effort, but I admit it, you made a point. edit: to everybody else, I apologize for the passive-aggressive vibe, I just don't see where else this (requested!) reply can really go.

snowpid 3y ago

Chimpazees do hunting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee#Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee#Hunting " their sharp, pointy teeth." Humen can create weapons and fire. No need for long teeth. Australopithecus did eat animals. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus#Diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus#Diet" Its a common misconception among vegetarians that humen were originally vegetarians. Quiet the opposite is true. we have evidence for hunter gathering societies since 1.8 million years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer#Archaeological_evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer#Archaeological...

tessierashpool 3y ago
1.8M years is a drop in the bucket on an evolutionary timeline Humen can create weapons and fire. No need for long teeth. sure. is that evolution or technology?
- snowpid 3y ago
  1.) Can you just admit that your original claims are debunked by wikipedia? 2.) Of course 1.8 Million years matter in Evolution. Please make you familiar with the Wikipedia article instead being a pseudo sceptical.
  - tessierashpool 3y ago
    sure, ok. I misspoke when I said all the great apes are vegetarian. in reality, all the great apes are and were mostly vegetarian. idk if that's really worth the effort, but I admit it, you made a point. edit: to everybody else, I apologize for the passive-aggressive vibe, I just don't see where else this (requested!) reply can really go.