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So, there I was, minding my own business,... | by special_ed | 2001-11-05 08:51:54 |
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So, a quick poll: Why are you vegetarians? | by JPaganel | 2001-11-05 09:36:12 |
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Ethical reasons here | by BrianM | 2001-11-05 09:59:58 |
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Well, | by wheresthefish | 2001-11-05 10:16:25 |
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Acually, we are not carnivores | by BrianM | 2001-11-05 10:36:03 |
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Of Mice and Ominvores | by Illiad | 2001-11-05 11:21:57 |
| Would have to say, |
by wheresthefish |
2001-11-05 11:43:05 |
that if we evolved as purely plant-eaters, our teeth would be dramatically different. Our canine teeth are there purely to tear flesh. They are common to nearly all meat-eating mammals, yet (afaik) unknown in herbivores. Two eyes in the front of the head, facing forward is also a common trait among hunter-gatherers. Stereoscopic vision gives a huge advantage.
Perhaps I should have said omnivore instead of carnivore. Humans are no more adapted to a purely meat diet than a purely vegetable one.
Perhaps we do not digest meat very well, but I would contend that if we didn't need the proteins/vitamins contained within, then our bodies would quickly remove it instead of hanging on to it.
Anyway, enough with the amateur biology already :) |
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