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I’m not a raw milk advocate but saying “milk isn’t meant for humans” is ridiculous. If we can digest it, it’s for us. Is cow meat meant for us, or only for wolv

I’m not a raw milk advocate but saying “milk isn’t meant for humans” is ridiculous. If we can digest it, it’s for us. Is cow meat meant for us, or only for wolves and bears? What does it even mean for something to be “meant for us”? Are you saying that God didn’t mean for us to drink cow’s milk? Should we all live off women’s breast milk for our entire lives because that’s what is “meant for us”?

bavent 2y ago
A lot of people actually can’t digest it. Lactose intolerance.
- janice1999 2y ago
  Humans were drinking animal milk long before Europeans developed the mutation to fully digest it. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/famine-and-diseases-likely-drove-europeans-ability-to-digest-milk-180980483/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/famine-and-dis...
- blindriver 2y ago
  Not raw milk.
  - janice1999 2y ago
    Unpasturised milk does not contain (sufficient) lactase needed to break down lactose. You are welcome to cite any credible research that says otherwise. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/raw-milk-claim-is-udderly-untrue/ https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/raw-milk-claim-is-udderly-u...
  - bavent 2y ago
    My digestive tract disagrees with you.
- mgarfias 2y ago
  I’m lactose intolerant, yet I can drink raw milk.
tombert 2y ago
> If we can digest it, it’s for us. Is cow meat meant for us, or only for wolves and bears? What I meant was this, sorry if it wasn't clear: we don't eat cow meat untreated; we've been cooking it for a long time because it's substantially safer for us. Bears and wolves have evolved special digestive systems to handle the risks of bacteria and the like from raw meat. I don't see why we should assume that a product specifically evolved to help nourish calves should automatically be perfectly compatible with human digestion. I'm not making a religious argument. I'm not saying you should suck on your mom's boob for forever, and I am not 100% sure how you got that from my statement; humans have evolved to get nourishment from human milk when they're young, and as far as I can tell, have also evolved to ween off of it as they get older. I know that "meant for us" may imply some more intent than evolution provides; it was a shorthand and I apologize if it was confusing.
nutrie 2y ago
Well, if you live in the woods, eat raw meat, fight for food and life, I am sure your immunity is strong enough to deal with germs and viruses waiting for their host in raw milk (if you're really into it, try raw goat milk instead). I am no city person, spent my childhood on a farm and even my granny wouldn't drink it unpasteured, which you can easily do yourself by the way, that's how stupid these people are.
moribvndvs 2y ago
> Should we all live off women’s breast milk for our entire lives because that’s what is “meant for us”? I mean I dunno about the rest of you guys but I was able to graduate to solid food.

bavent 2y ago

A lot of people actually can’t digest it. Lactose intolerance.

janice1999 2y ago
Humans were drinking animal milk long before Europeans developed the mutation to fully digest it. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/famine-and-diseases-likely-drove-europeans-ability-to-digest-milk-180980483/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/famine-and-dis...
blindriver 2y ago
Not raw milk.
- janice1999 2y ago
  Unpasturised milk does not contain (sufficient) lactase needed to break down lactose. You are welcome to cite any credible research that says otherwise. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/raw-milk-claim-is-udderly-untrue/ https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/raw-milk-claim-is-udderly-u...
- bavent 2y ago
  My digestive tract disagrees with you.
mgarfias 2y ago
I’m lactose intolerant, yet I can drink raw milk.

tombert 2y ago

> If we can digest it, it’s for us. Is cow meat meant for us, or only for wolves and bears? What I meant was this, sorry if it wasn't clear: we don't eat cow meat untreated; we've been cooking it for a long time because it's substantially safer for us. Bears and wolves have evolved special digestive systems to handle the risks of bacteria and the like from raw meat. I don't see why we should assume that a product specifically evolved to help nourish calves should automatically be perfectly compatible with human digestion. I'm not making a religious argument. I'm not saying you should suck on your mom's boob for forever, and I am not 100% sure how you got that from my statement; humans have evolved to get nourishment from human milk when they're young, and as far as I can tell, have also evolved to ween off of it as they get older. I know that "meant for us" may imply some more intent than evolution provides; it was a shorthand and I apologize if it was confusing.

nutrie 2y ago

Well, if you live in the woods, eat raw meat, fight for food and life, I am sure your immunity is strong enough to deal with germs and viruses waiting for their host in raw milk (if you're really into it, try raw goat milk instead). I am no city person, spent my childhood on a farm and even my granny wouldn't drink it unpasteured, which you can easily do yourself by the way, that's how stupid these people are.

moribvndvs 2y ago

> Should we all live off women’s breast milk for our entire lives because that’s what is “meant for us”? I mean I dunno about the rest of you guys but I was able to graduate to solid food.