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From: Peter Darby on 1 May 2007 08:27 Many anthropologists believe that most early humans ate primarily plant foods, being more gatherers than hunters. (See articles by David Popovich and Derek Wall.). This view is supported by the fact that the human digestive system resembles that of other plant-eaters rather than that of carnivores. (Forget about "canine" teeth -- other herbivores have them too. But no meat-eater has molar teeth, like humans and the other plant-eaters.) The early human as plant-eater view is also supported by the fact that humans on meat-based diets contract major ailments such as heart disease and cancer much more frequently than people eating vegetarian diets. From http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/history.html
From: Rupert on 16 May 2007 23:39 On May 2, 7:53 am, chico <n...(a)friggin.way> wrote: > Peter Darby wrote: > > Many anthropologists believe that most early humans ate primarily plant > > foods, > > No, *few* anthropologists actually believe that. Without meat, there is > no modern human brain with its cognitive abilities. > > www.beyondveg.com > I'll have a look at this site. One point that I would be interested in is whether this is supposed to be Darwinian or Lamarckian evolution.
From: Rupert on 17 May 2007 00:12 On May 2, 7:53 am, chico <n...(a)friggin.way> wrote: > Peter Darby wrote: > > Many anthropologists believe that most early humans ate primarily plant > > foods, > > No, *few* anthropologists actually believe that. Without meat, there is > no modern human brain with its cognitive abilities. > > www.beyondveg.com > I'll have a look at this site. One point that I would be interested in is whether this is supposed to be Darwinian or Lamarckian evolution.
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