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Forget that, lets do paleo right and go back to eating bugs! The whole "biotruth" "evolution-as-intelligent-design" argument isn't very interesting. Who cares h
by wcummings 12y ago
Forget that, lets do paleo right and go back to eating bugs! The whole "biotruth" "evolution-as-intelligent-design" argument isn't very interesting. Who cares how ancient humans ate? Their lifestyle was completely different. They didn't have access to the resources (both in terms of food and education) we do now, why would their diet necessarily be the best?
- the_af 12y agoI somewhat agree with you, but I think that's going a bit too far. We should care what ancient humans ate because it can give us insights into what is healthy for us now. The beef (no pun intended) I have with this sort of articles is that I think the authors start from their ethical point of view ("eating animals is wrong") and then they try to find a biological justification, which happens to be a bit flimsy and not what mainstream science currently holds. If they were more honest, they would admit: "I don't care what ancient humans ate, or what we are more biologically suited for. I still think eating animals is wrong, and that today we have the means to adapt to a diet that doesn't involve harming them." (Not that I agree with this position, but it would seem more honest to me).